It Employees

News

US resumes premium processing of all H1B visa categories

The premium processing of H1B work visas in all categories has been resumed, says US Citizenship and Immigration Services

2 min read4 Oct 2017
Companies

Start-ups in Karnataka to receive Rs400 crore boost

The Karnataka government will spend Rs400 crore to 'elevate' 100 startups by providing them funds to help them turn their ideas into successful businesses

1 min read4 Jul 2017
Industry

IT layoffs: Karnataka government keen on policy to address job cuts

The Karnataka government is keen on coming out with a policy addressing various problems including 'forced resignation' adopted by IT companies

2 min read13 Jun 2017
Industry

IT workers forum FITE to register as union as layoffs loom large

The Forum for Information Technology Employees (FITE) will be registered formally as the first union for IT employees in India to cope up with layoffs in IT companies

2 min read23 May 2017
Politics

IT employees' unions in Tamil Nadu collectively battle job cut woes

IT employees in Tamil Nadu, represented by unions, are seeking intervention of courts and state governments to prevent the companies' growing penchant for job cuts

2 min read18 May 2017
Companies

Cognizant seeks 2 weeks from Telangana over employees' ‘resignations'

Telangana officials met with Cognizant and IT employees representatives after FITE alleged that the firm is illegally laying off thousands of employees by forcing them to resign

2 min read11 May 2017
Opinion

H1B visa squeeze threatens US tech leadership

If H1B visas are restricted, the US will lose much of its competitive edge in the global tech wars

4 min read8 Mar 2017
Industry

Capgemini India CEO says 65% of IT employees not re-trainable

Capgemini India's chief executive Srinivas Kandula said a majority of the workforce cannot imbibe the required emerging skill-sets in the IT industry

2 min read19 Feb 2017
News

Indian IT professionals to be hit hard as UK tightens visa norms for non-EU nationals

Anyone applying for UK visa after 24 November under the Tier 2 ICT category has to meet a salary threshold requirement of 30,000 against earlier 20,800

2 min read4 Nov 2016
Industry

Tribune Publishing outsourcing IT jobs to India: report

Chicago-based Tribune Publishing informed IT employees last month that it is moving work to TCS, says report

1 min read18 May 2016