Layoffs
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Techies to form India’s first IT union amid large-scale layoffs by companies
May 23, 2017, 07:39 PM ISTCalls for formation of an IT employee union gathered momentum after reports of large scale layoffs by several IT companies in view of the toughening stance on work visas and increasing automation in the industry
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IT industry sees 24 pc fall in hiring in April, volatility to continue: Survey
May 22, 2017, 03:59 PM ISTWith top IT firms laying off professionals, the IT-software industry was hit the most with a 24 per cent fall in hiring in April this year as compared to April 2016, according to a survey by job site
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Techies brace for legal war amid reports of ‘6,000 layoffs’ at Cognizant
May 08, 2017, 03:49 PM ISTThe Forum for IT Employees has sent representations to assistant labour commissioners and the state labour commissioner holding the layoffs by Cognizant as ‘illegal termination’. The company has denied any retrenchment
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Online food ordering platform Foodpanda lays off 300 employees
Dec 30, 2015, 05:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: Online food ordering and delivery firm Foodpanda India has laid off 15% its employees, totaling close to 300, as it focuses on automation to streamline its operations.“The company has reduced overall workforce by
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Re-skilling, not layoffs, will address new challenges: Infosys
Feb 15, 2015, 05:52 PM ISTMumbai: Even as the furore over layoffs in the IT sector is yet to die down, Infosys has said re-skilling talent is the answer to rapidly changing technologies in the software landscape."It is not that