Employees are leaving IT giants TCS, Infosys – here’s why
Apr 18, 2022
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Here’s why the craze for employment in IT giants like TCS, Infosys losing shine
It is no news that a large number of employees are leaving big Indian IT firms, making employee retention a big hurdle for these companies.
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Here’s why the craze for employment in IT giants like TCS, Infosys losing shine
Here’s what is happening on the inside.
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TCS, Infosys see employee attrition rates double in one year
Currently, IT firms are struggling with a high attrition rate, which is the percentage of employees leaving the firm. Both TCS and Infosys have seen a sharp rise in their attrition rates in the last six quarters.
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IT firms across the industry face similar issues
At a time when demand for digital transformation has been high since COVID-19 hit the world benefitting IT firms with big contracts, these companies are now bearing the brunt of increased employee costs.
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High attrition leads to huge employee costs for firms
Employee benefits expenses, which usually include health insurance, transport facilities, and more, grew significantly in the past year.
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Why are employees leaving IT firms?
As demand for digital transformation increases, it opens a myriad of opportunities for techies. Simply put, many of these tech firms are losing staff to startups, likely due to better growth prospects.
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Infosys says ‘startups are attractive’ for IT employees
Pravin Rao, the COO at Infosys said, “Startups are also a very attractive place for many of our employees. And with more and more unicorns out there, that sector is now also increasing focus for some of our employees.”
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Tech firms boost hirings
The issue is not limited to TCS or Infosys, but many IT firms in the industry as companies are hiring more employees with good hikes and promotions to battle high attrition rates.
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India’s largest IT firm hired over lakh employees in FY22
On the brighter side, TCS has hired over 1.03 lakh employees in FY22, adding over a third in the last three months alone. Its employee base stands at nearly 6 lakh now.
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