India has become an epicentre of innovation in digital: Graig Paglieri, global CEO of Randstad DigitalRandstad Digital's CEO, Graig Paglieri, highlights India's pivotal role in digital innovation, surpassing its wage arbitrage status. India ...
15 Jul, 2025, 11.42 AM IST
Why one Samsung strike doesn't signal crisisThe strike at Samsung's Tamil Nadu plant is an isolated issue that can be resolved with state government intervention. The Indian governmen...
26 Sep, 2024, 10.59 PM IST
Create harmony in capital gains taxTaxation of capital gains from equity ownership has gained popularity in the Indian budget, aiming to direct household savings into more pr...
21 Jul, 2024, 11.06 PM IST
How to fix skilling the competitionLegislation is needed to bring parity in working conditions among blue- and white-collar workers. Where this is not possible - for instance...
27 Jun, 2024, 10.48 PM IST
Migrant workers, the tech versionThe longer trend of enterprises turning digital could be reinforced by a mild to severe recession in advanced economies. The Indian industr...
25 Nov, 2022, 11.05 PM IST
Why moonlighting is here to stay despite IT majors losing sleep over itMoonlighting gives employees optionality, a freedom that could challenge the dominance enjoyed by the IT majors, and create a more equitabl...
01 Sep, 2022, 11.08 PM IST
Top consultancy firms strengthen India team to ride WFH windfallPwC, EY, KPMG, Evalueserve, Alvarez & Marsal are pushing due diligence, deal preparation and documentation-related work to India, and passi...
21 Jun, 2021, 06.18 AM IST
Offshored Information Technology jobs may not return homeThere is no doubt that India is still a highly attractive and viable option for low-cost labour, albeit not quite as good as it was 15 year...
22 Sep, 2017, 09.49 AM IST
The great jobs drought beyond software servicesIT workers have a problem, but they are by far not the only ones among India’s 480 million-odd workforce who are staring at uncertainty.
14 May, 2017, 12.44 AM IST
Bitcoin startup Unocoin pairs up with Bitwage to improve global wage distributionWith the service, Indian employees will be able to receive their wages in rupee terms from companies based in the US and Europe at better r...
21 Dec, 2016, 12.59 PM IST
Will new CEO Vishal Sikka help Infosys reclaim its glory?Sikka's major challenge is to re-mould the 30-year old behemoth to cater to the current as well as fast evolving landscape of deliverables.
13 Jun, 2014, 03.56 PM IST
- Future scenario
When offshoring entered the popular lexicon, in the 1990s, it became shorthand for efforts to arbitrage labour costs by using lower-wage wo...
30 Jan, 2014, 05.20 AM IST
Average wages in India could quadruple by 2030: PwC reportWage gap between developed countries & emerging market economies like India, China & Philippines, may shrink significantly by 2030.
30 Sep, 2013, 05.01 PM IST
'Blond humanoid' Eliza might take over low-end BPO workEliza is IPsoft's virtual service desk employee, and is someone you can see on your computing screens when you interact with her. She handl...
17 Sep, 2013, 01.07 PM IST
- IT cos face new challenges as sector matures
Currency movement is not the only factor that is proving to be a nemesis for the Indian software industry.
03 Dec, 2007, 03.27 AM IST
- Surging rupee: No impact on IT salaries in short run
It looks like the wallets of techies would continue to bulge in the near future despite the fact that the surging rupee remains a big conce...
24 Sep, 2007, 07.20 PM IST
- India tops AT Kearney's Services Index
India has topped AT Kearney’s Global Services Location Index, racing past arch IT rivals like China, the Philippines and Mexico.
16 Mar, 2007, 03.09 AM IST