India’s largest software services firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Monday said it has hired over 7,000 employees in the UK over the last five years, making it among the top recruiters of IT services talent in that country.
As the Covid-19 pandemic spread across the globe in Feb, most workplaces around the country (and the world) began to implement rules among employees to avoid clusters, maintain physical distance, wear masks, sanitise hands and avoid biometric entry.
Wipro had announced last month that its board has approved the appointment of Rishad Premji, the elder of the two sons of Azim Premji, as executive chairman of the company with effect from July 31. Besides being the CEO, Abidali Z Neemuchwala will also become Wipro’s managing director from tomorrow.
The rupee’s double-digit drop against the dollar is helping India’s services exports, according to experts. So much so that the share of services exports, which mainly comprise software, has climbed to 7.3% of GDP in June from 6.8% in March 2017.