Compensation: HR News, Trends & Workplace Insights

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Updated on: Aug 2023
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Intel reverses salary cuts; will compensate employees with RSUs
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Intel reverses salary cuts; will compensate employees with RSUs

Earlier reports in February said that an American multinational corporation and technology company Intel Corp will reduce the salary of 5% of base pay for mid-level employees and a 25% reduction in CEO Pat Gelsinger’s salary. “As we continue to navigate macroeconomic headwinds and work to reduce costs across the company, we’ve made several adjustments to […]

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Tech Mahindra defers salary hike of senior employees as profit falls
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Tech Mahindra defers salary hike of senior employees as profit falls

A specialist in digital transformation, consulting, and business re-engineering services, Tech Mahindra defers salary hikes for senior employees due to a huge drop in net profile in Q1FY24. The decision follows as the quarter nose-diving profits and EBIT margins decline. The company’s EBITDA at USD 163 mn; down 33.7% QoQ, down 31.8% YoY; Margin at […]

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Dunzo will pay 12% yearly interest on deferred salaries
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Dunzo will pay 12% yearly interest on deferred salaries

An all-in-one 24X7 delivery platform, Dunzo has promised its employees to pay 12% yearly interest on held-back salaries. The employees will receive interest on the difference amount. To briefly explain the structuring of interest if the employee’s salary is Rs.50,000 and the employee has been paid Rs.25,000. The 12% interest will be on the difference of […]

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Compensation Trends 2023 Update: Top IT Companies to Telecom
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Compensation Trends 2023 Update: Top IT Companies to Telecom

EY released its Future of Pay 2023 report highlighting talent, attrition, and compensation trends across sectors in India Inc. According to the report, sectors that were severely impacted by the pandemic are experiencing a resurgence. The report estimates average salaries in India to increase by 10.2 per cent in 2023, lower in comparison to 10.4% (Actuals) […]

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Google salary data, software engr paid Rs 5.90 crore base salary
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Google salary data, software engr paid Rs 5.90 crore base salary

This salary data came from an internal spreadsheet shared among Google employees that contained information on more than 12,000 US workers. In the middle of layoffs and a salary freeze, Google is paying its employees a high salary. Google employees were reported to have earned an average total compensation of $279,802 (approximately Rs. 2.3 crore) in […]

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After Infosys and HCLTech, Wipro also defers salary hikes to Q3
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After Infosys and HCLTech, Wipro also defers salary hikes to Q3

After Infosys, HCLTech another IT giant, Wipro has also announced a delay in its wage hike cycle for the fiscal year. Chief Financial Officer Jatin Dalal said, “We did our last salary increase in September of last year, and we plan to do that for this year sometime in quarter three.” Wipro has announced that […]

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Airtel and VI rewarded 7-8% salary hikes; bonuses up to 110%
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Airtel and VI rewarded 7-8% salary hikes; bonuses up to 110%

Telecom companies Airtel and Vodafone Idea have rewarded their employees with 7-8 per cent pay increments for the financial year 2023 (FY23). Airtel has given top talent a 110 percent bonus, and Vodafone Idea followed with a 100 percent bonus. However, Reliance Jio has not announced the increments till now. Increment plays an important role […]

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HCLTech sees headcount reduction in Q1FY24, defers pay hikes
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HCLTech sees headcount reduction in Q1FY24, defers pay hikes

HCLTech, a leading global technology company, announced its financial results for Q1FY24, the quarter ended June 30, 2023. C Vijayakumar, CEO, and Managing Director, HCLTech, said, “In Q1FY24, our revenue and people strength sequentially moderated in line with the demand environment.” “We delivered a 6.3% YoY growth in constant currency. We experienced strong growth in […]

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TCS CHRO: 55% of employees working 3 days a week from office
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TCS CHRO: 55% of employees working 3 days a week from office

India’s largest IT services firm, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) reported its consolidated financial results for Q1FY24 the quarter ending June 30, 2023. The IT giant reported a 16.84 per cent year-on-year (YoY) rise in its consolidated net profit. But on a quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) basis, TCS’ consolidated net profit was down 2.8 per cent. K Krithivasan, […]

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IT major Infosys defers salary hikes for employees
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IT major Infosys defers salary hikes for employees

India’s second-largest IT giant Infosys has deferred the salary hikes of its employees which it usually rolls out from April for its employees below the senior management level. Earlier also in the 2020, pandemic year, the company froze hikes and then rolled out hikes in January 2021. Usually, Infosys rolls out pay hikes for employees […]

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Reliance and Goggle-backed Dunzo defers 50% salary
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Reliance and Goggle-backed Dunzo defers 50% salary

Reliance and Goggle-backed Dunzo has deferred 50% salaries of its 500 employees in manager-level positions and above. The company at present has around 1,000 employees. According to Business Standard, “All employees manager grade and above have only received 50 percent of the salary of June. Rest company says they will pay it later between July […]

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Air India revises job contracts for non-flying staff
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Air India revises job contracts for non-flying staff

The flag carrier of India, Air India has recently revised the job contracts for non-flying staff with retrospective effect from 1 April. The changes are as per the market standards and promote efficiency. The airline has recently introduced a performance-linked variable pay component. The revision will be as per the below guidelines:- Chief executive officer (CEO) and […]

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