Infosys layoffs: IT major cuts 195 more trainee jobs
Mysuru: In a continued wave of downsizing, Indian IT giant Infosys has reportedly laid off 195 trainees in its fourth round of fresher terminations, bringing the total number of fresher exits to over 800 out of approximately 2,000 onboarded last year.
According to a Business Line report citing sources, around 250 of those laid off had undergone training through UpGrad and NIIT, while roughly 150 trainees opted to use Infosys’s outplacement support service.
This latest round follows earlier layoffs over the past few months. In February, Infosys confirmed the termination of around 350 trainees who failed to clear internal assessments. This was followed by 45 exits in March and another 240 just two weeks ago.
The IT employee union Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES) has raised objections to what it calls “illegal and unethical layoffs.” Following the third round of terminations, NITES filed a second complaint with the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. The earlier complaint, lodged in October 2024, is still under investigation by the Director of the Board of Practical Training (Eastern Region), with affected trainees having submitted supporting documents, added the report.
Meanwhile, India’s second-largest IT firm is offering affected individuals one month’s salary, outplacement services, counselling, and external training to help them prepare for potential roles in the business process management (BPM) industry.
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Du Plessis opt to bowl against MI, Axar misses out due to illness
Mumbai, May 21 (PTI): Delhi Capitals stand-in skipper Faf du Plessis won the toss and elected to bowl against Mumbai Indians in a must-win IPL game here on Wednesday.
DC were dealt a severe blow with regular skipper Axar Patel missing the game due to illness.
"He has been really sick in the last two days. We'll miss him today. Axar is two players and it's difficult to replace him. We'll see how it goes," Du Plessis said during the toss.
Mumbai brought in Mitchel Santner in place of Corbin Bosch.
Teams:
Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Faf du Plessis(c), Abishek Porel(w), Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Tristan Stubbs, Dushmantha Chameera, Vipraj Nigam, Madhav Tiwari, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Mukesh Kumar
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Ryan Rickelton(w), Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah.
