Indian IT firms have over 1 lakh American employeesIT industry body Nasscom’s data on American employees – disclosed for the first time – shows that TCS has 20,000 such employees, Infosys 14...
22 Feb, 2020, 12.05 PM IST
Infosys to roll out incentive scheme for staff with digital skillsInfosys will roll out an incentive scheme and re-deploy staff on projects as it looks to stem rising attrition.
16 Apr, 2019, 06.07 AM IST
Increased rejection of visa applications may cause delays, raise project costs: InfosysThe Indian IT major is concerned that increased visa scrutiny could up project costs and cause delays.
22 Jul, 2018, 10.40 PM IST
Trump government makes H-1B visa approval tougher, Indian IT firms to be hitIndian IT firms have have a significant number of techies deployed at third-party worksites. They will now have a very tough time meeting t...
24 Feb, 2018, 05.33 PM IST
Jolted by new US regulations, Infosys decides not to apply for H-1B visas for junior staffIndian IT firms have long been dependent on H-1B. But rising protectionism means they are having to adjust business models to cut reliance ...
20 Mar, 2017, 10.21 PM IST
HCL has a Trump Card to weather any US visa curbs, outperform peersAt 8.5%, HCL Tech’s TTM net profit growth in dollar terms, too, was better than the 2.4% growth for TCS and 5.6% for Infosys.
25 Jan, 2017, 12.06 PM IST
Business visa compliance: Auditing mattersSeveral Indian companies send their staff to the US on B1-B2 business visas, and most of them are generally admitted to stay in the US for ...
29 Sep, 2014, 03.00 AM IST
After H-1B, US to take closer look at L-1 visa applicationsDuring the recent extended period of economic uncertainty, Indian cos have had to deal with more rejections as well as delays on their visa...
29 Jan, 2014, 08.42 AM IST
Infosys needs to hire external auditor for visa complianceAppointment is part of its recent decision to settle for $34 million after a federal investigation into alleged misuse of visas.
04 Nov, 2013, 05.40 AM IST
TCS, HCL Tech, Infosys under pressure on US immigration bill, job cutsIT companies have been under pressure as it grapples with both tailwinds in terms of currency; and headwinds in terms of US Immigration bil...
01 Jul, 2013, 11.06 AM IST
- Shares of Infosy rise after US court dismisses case
Shares of Infosys rose to their highest in more than two months on Tuesday after a US federal judge dismissed harassment charges filed by o...
22 Aug, 2012, 06.52 AM IST
- Infosys falls 4 per cent amid fresh visa troubles
Share of Infosys fell 3.9 % on reports that the company is under scrutiny by the US Department of Homeland Security for likely errors in th...
24 Apr, 2012, 12.52 AM IST
More techies denied H-1B visa in FY11 with 17% rejection rateSom Mittal said new filters have been introduced in the process by visa offices but companies have not been informed of the same
21 Feb, 2012, 04.26 AM IST
IT companies Infosys, TCS feel the pinch as US holds back L-1 visasIndia’s $70-billion IT services sector is facing increased scrutiny from US immigration officials and other federal authorities.
03 Jan, 2012, 07.14 AM IST
- Infosys targets 50% local staff overseas in onsite locations
IT major Infosys has targeted that 50% of its employees in onsite (client) locations would be local residents by as early as next year.
14 Sep, 2011, 06.38 AM IST
Infosys faces charges of H1B visa misuse, age discriminationOver past few weeks, two suits alleging H1B misuse, age discrimination in local hiring have been filed against Infosys.
01 Apr, 2011, 05.42 PM IST
- Infosys to step up US hiring
Infosys Technologies will hire more local citizens in the US to overcome the risks from changes in the nation’s visa policy, said CEO S Gop...
11 Nov, 2010, 03.38 AM IST