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Updated on: Aug 2020
Cognizant to resume a single promotion cycle from Oct
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Cognizant to resume a single promotion cycle from Oct

Aug 12, 2020

MongoDB appoints Harsha Jalihal as Chief People Officer

MongoDB appoints, former VP HR of Unilever Harsha Jalihal as Chief People Officer NASDAQ listed, Mon...

CHRO Move
Aug 4, 2020
MongoDB appoints Harsha Jalihal as Chief People Officer

Cognizant has made digital-based acquisitions this year

Cognizant Technology Solutions has made digital-based acquisitions till now this year US-based IT ...

Merger & Acquisition
Aug 3, 2020
Cognizant has made digital-based acquisitions this year

Cognizant losses , employees bw Apr-Jun

Cognizant losses , employees during the April-June quarter, as part of its strategy to reduce c...

Coronavirus
Jul 31, 2020
Cognizant losses , employees bw Apr-Jun
Cognizant to Acquire New Signature
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Cognizant to Acquire New Signature

Cognizant to Acquire New Signature, a Leader in Cloud-Native Business Transformation Cognizant has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire New Signature, one of the world’s largest independent Microsoft public cloud transformation specialists. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2020, subject to regulatory clearance and other closing conditions. Financial […]

Jul 29, 2020
Tamil Nadu relaxes norms, 10% IT staff can work from office
Coronavirus

Tamil Nadu relaxes norms, 10% IT staff can work from office

Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday relaxed a few norms for the intensified lockdown that is coming into force in Chennai from Friday. The Tamil Nadu Government has also acceded to the demand from the IT industry and allowed up to 10% of its employees to work from the office. This development will benefit large IT […]

Jul 10, 2020
Cognizant faces legal action from IT Union over layoffs
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Cognizant faces legal action from IT Union over layoffs

Cognizant faces legal action from IT Union, KITU over layoffs of bench employees Karnataka State IT/ITeS Employees Union, KITU (the first registered IT union in Karnataka) said it had opened a Help Desk to support the affected employees of Cognizant and initiated the legal action after receiving complaints from dozens of technology workers who had […]

Jul 3, 2020
How TCS, Infosys, HCL will be impacted by H-1B Visa hold
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How TCS, Infosys, HCL will be impacted by H-1B Visa hold

How TCS, Infosys, HCL will be impacted by H-1B Visa Hold- Report

Jun 29, 2020
Cognizant started laying off bench employees
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Cognizant started laying off bench employees

Cognizant started laying off bench employees, the number could reach up to 18,000 employees Cognizant has started terminating its bench employees, the process is simple– move to the bench and induced resignation after 41 days. Moneycontrol also reports, the terminations are happening at the associate level, mostly mid-level employees, and above, those employees who are […]

Jun 25, 2020
Cognizant to pay $5.7m in the class-action suit
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Cognizant to pay $5.7m in the class-action suit

Cognizant has agreed to pay $5.7 million compensation to former employees for underpaid overtime hours IT giant Cognizant has agreed to pay its former employees $5.7 million to compensate them for unpaid overtime hours after they reached a class-action settlement agreement. According to a report in the Times of India, Cognizant’s former employee Debi Mishra and other […]

Jun 4, 2020
More VP and SVP levels exit at Cognizant
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More VP and SVP levels exit at Cognizant

IT Major Cognizant is seeing another churn among senior executives. Several senior vice-presidents (SVPs) and vice-presidents (VPs) have resigned recently from the company. According to the TOI report, among these are Jaideep Poondir, SVP in the banking and financial services vertical, Rajesh Balaji, SVP, and delivery head of enterprise application services practice, and Vinayambika Kidiyur, […]

May 15, 2020
Cognizant has deferred joining dates of all campus offers
Coronavirus

Cognizant has deferred joining dates of all campus offers

According to a Mint report, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp has deferred joining dates of all campus offers and also planning to freeze most of its lateral hirings except in sales roles. However, the company has said that it will honour all outstanding accepted offers made to students across India to the latter half of the […]

May 13, 2020
Cognizant linked top execs pay to its share performance
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Cognizant linked top execs pay to its share performance

IT major Cognizant has linked the compensation of all top executives to its share performance relative to those of direct competitors and the company has also scrapped its ‘days sales outstanding’ metric, presumably in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. “Brian Humphries, CEO of Cognizant and other top executives obtain mounted parts like basic pay in […]

Apr 26, 2020
TCS, Microsoft, and Wipro restrict travel due to Coronavirus
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TCS, Microsoft, and Wipro restrict travel due to Coronavirus

As the Coronavirus outbreak reaches Indian shores with at least 29 confirmed cases in the country, its effects have begun to be felt in many quarters. Companies and industries around the world are now contemplating their next move to contain the virus, safeguard employees and sustain the business. An Intel employee in Bangalore has potentially […]

Mar 5, 2020
Cognizant Named a Top Employer 2020 in 15 Countries Worldwide
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Cognizant Named a Top Employer 2020 in 15 Countries Worldwide

Cognizant has been named a Top Employer 2020 in 15 countries worldwide by Top Employers Institute. The Institute recognizes leading organizations that continuously optimize workplace practices to develop and nurture talent while providing an outstanding work environment. In Europe, Cognizant was recognized for a sixth consecutive year, receiving certification in 10 countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, […]

Feb 28, 2020