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Updated on: Jul 2021
Infosys attrition increased to 13.9% in Q1 of the FY 2021-22
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Infosys attrition increased to 13.9% in Q1 of the FY 2021-22

India’s second-largest IT company Infosys has announced its first-quarter Q1 results for the financial year 2021-22. The company has reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 5,195 crore for the quarter ended June 30, thereby growing 2.3 percent sequentially. The company’s Q1 consolidated revenue came in at Rs 27,896 crore, up 17.87 percent YoY, as against Rs […]

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Mindtree reports 13.7 % attrition, adds over 3,442 people to its workforce
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Mindtree reports 13.7 % attrition, adds over 3,442 people to its workforce

On July 13, IT firm Mindtree has announced its Q1 results for the financial year 2021-22. The company has reported a 61% year-on-year rise in its Q1 net profit at Rs. 343.3 crore as compared to Rs. 213 crore in the same quarter last year. The net profit was up 8% on a sequential basis. Announcing Q1 results for […]

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Flipkart to buyback employee stock options worth Rs 600 crore
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Flipkart to buyback employee stock options worth Rs 600 crore

Walmart-owned Flipkart will undertake a buyback employee stock options worth about Rs 600 crore, according to sources. Earlier in the day, Flipkart announced raising USD 3.6 billion (about Rs 26,805.6 crore) in funding from a clutch of investors that valued the e-commerce major at USD 37.6 billion (about Rs 2.79 lakh crore). In an e-mail […]

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Steel Minister held performance review meeting of SAIL, NMDC, MECON
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Steel Minister held performance review meeting of SAIL, NMDC, MECON

Union Steel Minister Shri Ram Chandra Prasad Singh on July 12 held Video Conference with Chairman, SAIL, CMDs of NMDC and MECON, to review the activities and performance of these CPSEs. Chairman/CMDs made the presentations to inform about the organisation, ongoing activities, projects, financial performance, and the way forward. While reviewing the performance, Union Minister […]

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TCS attrition goes up in Q1 of the financial year 2022
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TCS attrition goes up in Q1 of the financial year 2022

India’s largest IT Major, TCS has announced its first-quarter Q1 (quarter ending on June 30) results of July 8, 2021. TCS reported attrition of 8.6 per cent in Q1. Although the attrition rate is the lowest among peers, it has gone up from the previous quarter’s 7.2 per cent, ending on March 31. Recently, Accenture […]

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TCS plans to bring employees back to office by September this year
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TCS plans to bring employees back to office by September this year

India’s largest IT major, TCS has the target to get vaccinated all of its 5 lakh employees by September this year and bring them back to office on a regular basis. said Rajesh Gopinathan, CEO. While responding to media on July 9 after the Q1 results announcement, Gopinathan said, “We are all hoping to get our […]

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Deutsche Post up outlook, to pay staff pandemic bonus
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Deutsche Post up outlook, to pay staff pandemic bonus

German logistics group Deutsche Post DHL raised its short and medium-term profit outlook on Wednesday and said it would pay another coronavirus bonus to staff, predicting that the e-commerce boom driven by the pandemic would continue. Deutsche Post, one of the world’s largest logistics firms, expects operating profit to increase to more than 7 billion euros ($8.26 […]

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Cognizant and Capgemini to announce Q2 Results for FY22 on July 28
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Cognizant and Capgemini to announce Q2 Results for FY22 on July 28

American IT major, Cognizant will announce results for the second quarter of 2021 on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, after market close. Following the release, Cognizant management will conduct a conference call at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern) to discuss operating performance for the quarter. The conference call will also be available live on the Investor Relations section of the company’s […]

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Microsoft announces Rs 1.12 lakh as a pandemic bonus for all employees
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Microsoft announces Rs 1.12 lakh as a pandemic bonus for all employees

Technology major, Microsoft has announced to give all of its employees $1,500 (over Rs 1.12 lakh) pandemic bonus, in recognition of a challenging fiscal year. According to The Verge report, Microsoft is gifting the bonus to all staff below the Corporate Vice President level that started on or before March 31, 2021. The company will also include […]

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Tech Mahindra partners StaTwig for Covid-19 vaccine supply chain
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Tech Mahindra partners StaTwig for Covid-19 vaccine supply chain

IT major Tech Mahindra has partnered with StaTwig, a Singapore and Hyderabad-based digital supply chain solution provider, to implement vaccine traceability platform ‘VaccineLedger’ globally. The companies aim to roll-out a blockchain-based traceability solution for global vaccine supply chain transparency, predict and prevent failures in supply chains, including problems related to expired vaccines, stock out, and counterfeiting, a statement said. […]

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TCS has crossed 5 lakh headcounts, attrition higher than previous quarter
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TCS has crossed 5 lakh headcounts, attrition higher than previous quarter

On July 8, India’s largest IT major, TCS has announced the Q1 results of the Financial Year 2021-22. Net profit of the company rose to Rs. 9,008 crore, in Q1 FY22 ending June 30 from Rs. 7,008 crore a year earlier. Revenue from operations jumped 18.5% to Rs. 45,411 crore. The company unveiled a 29% rise year-on-year in […]

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LGBTQ partners now included in corporate health insurance by Plum
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LGBTQ partners now included in corporate health insurance by Plum

Social distancing protocols and strained healthcare systems have hit marginalized communities the hardest. The LGBTQ community already suffered from limited access to public resources, coupled with stigma and discrimination. The pandemic and the lack of dedicated public support have only aggravated their circumstances. With its efforts on Diversity and Inclusion, the business community has a […]

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