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FITE to look at legal options if talks with IT companies fail
The conciliation process is expected to be completed in two weeks, with a couple of hearings scheduled. If the talks fail, the Forum will move legally, said Vinod AJ, general secretary of FITE
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IT employees' forum says Cognizant has terminated one of its leader
Company cites performance issues and client feedback as reasons for the termination
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Overall hiring intention of IT employers drops 5 percentage points: Survey
The report further noted that Indian IT companies intend to hire mostly freshers, up to five years experience
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IT industry on hiring spree, adds record number of employees in Q1
Around 85,000 employees added on net basis, highest in six years
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Bengal IT, ITeS Employees submit application to form trade union
It is estimated by FITE that West Bengal has 150,000-200,000 employees in the IT and ITeS sector
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IT employees rue lesser pay hike even as companies show good growth
Employees working with major IT firms in India rue that the average salary hike has been less than five per cent and in even many cases there have been no hikes at all
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Aggrieved techies in TN meet state govt; union might be in the offing
A tripartite meeting between Cognizant Technology Solutions, group of employees along with IT Employees Union and State Labour Department was held in Chennai on WednesdayThis is the second such meeting held by a State Labour department with Cognizant and employees who were asked to leave from the company on the issue. Last week a conciliation meeting was held in Hyderabad, with the company seeking two weeks to respond.During Wednesday's meeting in Chennai, a group of employees under the leadership of Forum of IT Employees (FITE) participated and alleged that the company is forcing some of the employees to submit resignation.While, an email sent to Cognizant seeking its comment on the meeting did not elicit response till the time of going to press, FITE representatives have said during the meeting the company claimed that neither were they laying off employees nor forcing anybody to resign. Vinod, general secretary of FITE said that the company has said that it would look into any ...
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Work in IT? Capgemini India chief says 65% workforce can't be re-trained
The company warned of high job losses at the middle and senior levels
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