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TCS ends pandemic practice, asks all employees to work from offices

Largest IT services company TCS on Wednesday announced that it has asked its 6.14 lakh-plus employees to work from offices, ending the practice of remote working that started due to the pandemic. The company -- the first major IT services firms to announce such a move -- has asked its workforce to return to offices because of the need to deepen the value systems and a belief in productivity gains coming from co-working, TCS Chief Human Resources Officer Milind Lakkad told reporters. "We strongly believe that they need to come to work so that the new workforce gets integrated with the larger workforce of TCS. And that is the only way they will learn and understand and internalise the TCS values and the TCS way. So yes, we are asking people to come all days in a week," Lakkad said. He added that in the last three years, it has hired a large number of people and hence, it is essential to instil the same values in all employees. When asked if the company has scrapped its '25 by 25' ...

Staffing, IT software industries show highest demand for freshers in India

The demand for interns is the highest in the IT industry which accounts for 35 per cent of all openings: foundit data

Github lays 142 staff in India, including entire engineering team

Microsoft-owned GitHub has laid off 142 people in India, including the entire staff in its engineering division, people aware of the development said on Tuesday. Those affected by the decision were deployed across the company's offices in Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Delhi. When contacted, a GitHub spokesperson said the decision was part of the company's reorganisation plan. "As part of the reorganisation plan shared in February, workforce reductions were made on Tuesday as part of difficult but necessary decisions and realignments to both protect the health of our business in the short term and grant us the capacity to invest in our long-term strategy moving forward," the spokesperson said. The spokesperson added that the company's focus is to ensure that GitHub is a fully-integrated platform powered by artificial intelligence (AI) for developers and customers. "With this focus, we are consolidating certain business operations, some of which happen to be based in India, and it has ..

Use corrections in IT sector as buying opportunities, say experts

Stellar long-term track record, growing digitalisation augur well for IT sector funds

What is moonlighting?

Of late Indian IT firms are grappling with a trend called moonlighting. While most organisations frown upon it, workers seem to be liking it. Let us delve into this debate

IT, BPM industry to add more 300,000 jobs by FY2023: TeamLease report

Companies looking for candidates with digital skills and engineering graduates from smaller cities

TMS Ep175: IT pay hike, 5G & 6G launch, markets, Places of Worship Act

Will higher pay be the new norm in IT sector? Are we prepared to roll out next-gen mobile networks? Has the crash in mid, small-caps bottomed out? What is Places of Worship Act, 1991? Answers here

Indian IT industry looks forward to working together with new US admin

Nasscom on Sunday welcomed Joe Biden's win in the US Presidential election, and said the Indian IT industry looks forward to working with the new administration

Prolonged lockdown may lead to job cuts in IT industry: Ex Nasscom chief

Chandrasekhar said the work-from-home systems being adopted by several firms across the globe may have a negative impact on the industry in the short-term

How Indian IT can drive global innovation

India is steadily working to become a pool of market-ready talent for the world at large, not just for domestic needs. Its ample intellectual and human capital will help it get there

Jobs grew at medium and large companies, but at a slow pace: Study

The study, carried out by CARE Ratings, is based on annual reports of 969 medium and large companies

From Accenture to IBM, IT hiring set to gain pace with 25,000 openings

During the last financial year, most Indian IT companies had ramped up hiring, anticipating an uptick in demand

Indian IT firms to generate fewer jobs in next 6 months: Report

Professionals asked to upskill themselves as the industry gradually turns to automation