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Infosys allows employees to take up gig work with managers' prior consent

Several IT companies including Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), HCLTech, IBM, and Wipro have opposed moonlighting, calling it an ethical issue as well as a breach of employee code

Infosys allows employees to take up gig work with managers' prior consent

Infosys has allowed employees to take up 'gig' jobs on the side with prior consent of managers provided such an engagement does not compete with the company, its clients or pose conflict of interest. The company, in an internal communication to employees, detailed how staff can take up 'gig' work. Analysts say, the move may help the company to address some attrition challenges, since it allows employees to take up additional source of earnings, and chase their tech passion, albeit with firm riders. It, however, did not define 'gig' work nor did it term it as 'moonlighting'. The latest move comes at a time when debate around moonlighting has grabbed headlines. Put simply, moonlighting refers to employees taking up side gigs to work on more than one job at a time. During the company's Q2 earnings, Infosys had made it clear that the company does not support moonlighting and that it has fired employees who were into dual employment over the last 12 months. In an email to employees on

Ex-Infosys president Ravi Kumar to join as president for Cognizant Americas

Kumar will be reporting directly to Brian Humphries, CEO Cognizant.

Indian IT companies cut hiring amid US, Europe recession fears: Report

Several CEOs of IT companies in India have said that companies need to be cautious amid macroeconomic uncertainties

Six of top-10 firms lose Rs 78,163 crore in m-cap; RIL biggest drag

The combined market valuation of six of the 10 most valued domestic firms eroded by Rs 78,163 crore last week, with Reliance Industries taking the biggest hit. Last week, the 30-share BSE Sensex declined 271.32 points or 0.46 per cent. While Reliance Industries, Bharti Airtel, ICICI Bank, HUL, Bajaj Finance and SBI saw a drop in their valuation, TCS, HDFC Bank, Infosys and HDFC emerged as the gainers. However, the combined gain of the four firms at Rs 30,467.03 crore was less than the total loss suffered by the six companies. The market valuation of index heavyweight Reliance Industries tanked Rs 42,113.47 crore to reach Rs 16,04,069.19 crore. Bharti Airtel lost Rs 15,159.81 crore to stand at Rs 4,26,226.99 crore. The market capitalisation (mcap) of ICICI Bank declined by Rs 8,272.37 crore to Rs 6,06,317.50 crore and that of Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) fell by Rs 5,404.06 crore to Rs 6,05,219.47 crore. Bajaj Finance's valuation dipped Rs 4,268.28 crore to Rs 4,40,295.38 crore a

Strong Q2 earnings, Rs 9,300-crore share buyback propel Infosys stock

Market players said buyback will support the stock price in the interim

Infosys shares jump 4% on strong quarterly earnings, net profit up 11%

Shares of Infosys climbed 4 per cent on Friday after the company posted better-than-expected 11 per cent rise in consolidated net profit for the September quarter and announced buyback of shares. Shares of the company went higher by 3.82 per cent to settle at Rs 1,474.05 on the BSE. During the day, it jumped 5.22 per cent to Rs 1,494. On the NSE, it climbed 4.02 per cent to end at Rs 1,477. It was the biggest gainer among the Sensex and Nifty components. The company's market valuation jumped Rs 22,878.82 crore to Rs 6,20,254.82 crore. In traded volume terms, 5.20 lakh shares of the company were traded on the BSE and over 1.49 crore shares on the NSE during the day. Other IT stocks like HCL Technologies and Tech Mahindra also ended higher. The 30-share BSE index jumped 684.64 points or 1.20 per cent to at 57,919.97 points. On Thursday, Infosys reported an 11 per cent rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 6,021 crore for the September quarter and announced buyback of shares worth

Infosys runs 'Accelerate' to avert moonlighting, says it supports learning

Infosys supports 'gig work' for employees but is against dual employment, has fired people who were moonlighting, CEO Salil Parekh said in a media interaction on Thursday

Sensex jumps 685pts, Nifty ends near 17,200; Infosys, HDFC, HDFC Bank shine

CLOSING BELL: A sharp pull-back in the US overnight triggered the relief rally in our markets on Friday. Benchmark indices however pared gains in the latter half of the trading day.

Infosys can hit Rs 1,700, charts hint; how brokerages decode the Q2 nos

The company also announced its fourth share buyback offer worth Rs 9,300 crore, at a price of Rs 1,850 per share.

Infosys surges 5%; Q2 earnings, Rs 9,300 cr share buyback lifts sentiment

The IT major has increased the lower end of the revenue guidance keeping upper end constant i.e. revenue guidance changed from 14-16 per cent to 15-16 per cent in constant currency terms.

Stocks to watch: Infosys, Mindtree, Bajaj Auto, Shree Cement, Power Mech

Stocks to watch today: Bajaj Auto & Shree Cement will post September quarter (Q2FY23) results on Friday, October 14; Infosys posted 11 per cent YoY rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 6,021 cr in Q2

Infosys Q2 net profit rises 11% to Rs 6,021 cr, raises its FY23 guidance

Bloomberg had estimated revenue to be Rs 36,564 crore and net profit at Rs 5,902 crore

Infosys, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Maruti Suzuki among top buys for MFs in Sept

Besides Maruti Suzuki, domestic funds added Hero Motocorp while they trimmed positions in Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland and TVS Motors

Attrition to continue to spike even as IT biggies reduce hiring: Experts

HR experts also point that pre-pandemic industry attrition was in the range of 12-13 per cent, to come back to that level is going to take some time.

Infosys does not support dual employment; have fired violators: Parekh

India's second largest IT services company Infosys on Thursday made it clear that the company does not support moonlighting and said it has fired employees who were into dual employment over the last 12 months. Infosys, however, did not divulge the exact number of people who were "let go" on account of moonlighting. Last month, Wipro Chairman Rishad Premji revealed that some 300 employees were fired as the IT services company had no place for any employee who chose to work directly with rivals while being on Wipro payrolls. Put simply, moonlighting refers to employees taking up side gigs to work on more than one job at a time. On Thursday, during the Q2 earnings' briefing, Infosys CEO Salil Parekh said the company does not support dual employment. "We don't support dual employment... if we found... in the past, employee doing blatant work in two specific companies where there is a confidentiality issue, we have let go of them n the last 12 months," Parekh said. Infosys is among t

Infosys Q2 net profit rises 11%, announces Rs 9,300-cr share buyback

The company's consolidated revenue from operations rose 23% to Rs 36,538 crore in Q2FY23; floor price for share buyback set at Rs 1,850 per share

Top headlines: Infy announces Rs 9.3k-cr share buyback; Sep PV sales up 92%

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Sensex slips 391 pts, Nifty holds 17K ahead of US CPI data; Wipro cracks 7%

CLOSING BELL: The NSE Nifty 50 swung wildly in a range of 17,112 to 16,957 as the weekly F&O expiry was in focus. The index finally settled with a loss of 107 points at 17,017 .

Stocks to watch: Infosys, Mindtree, HCL Tech, Wipro, Adani Ports, PVR, SBI

Stocks to watch today: Infosys, MindTree will report September quarter (Q2FY23) results on Thursday, October 13; HCL Tech saw 7 per cent YoY rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 3,489 crore in Q2FY23