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<ul><li>IT major <keyword id="10862" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="wipro" source="Orion">Wipro</keyword> reported nearly 4% year-on-year growth in consolidated net profit at ₹3,087 crore for the March quarter.</li><li>The company hired 45,416 employees in FY22 taking the overall headcount to 2.43 lakh.</li><li>One of the major reasons for significant hiring is because of the continuous rise in attrition rate.</li></ul>The Bengaluru-based information technology (IT) giant Wipro just announced its financial performance in the last three month from January to March where it posted nearly 4% on year growth in consolidated net profit at ₹3,087 crore for the March quarter. The IT firm’s operating margin stood at 17% down 17.6% in the previous quarter. However, Thierry Delaporte, chief executive officer and managing director at Wipro addressed that the operating margins are way above the pre pandemic period. During the quarter, Wipro hired 45,416 employees in FY22 taking the overall headcount to 2.43 lakh. One of the major reasons for significant hiring is because of the continuous rise in attrition rate. <div type="image" title="wipro attrition" height="900" width="1200" msid="91181464" hostid="261"></div>The high rate of employees leaving the organisation has led to the firm aggressively hiring IT professionals. Going ahead for next financial year FY23, it plans to double fresher hiring from over 45,000 in FY22. “We doubled our fresher intake for fiscal year 2022 as compared to previous year. Our plan is to double this again in fiscal year 2023. We have decided to increase the frequency of promotion cycles for 70% of our colleagues from junior bands,” said CEO Thierry Delaporte in a press conference after the earnings result. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/why-are-there-power-cuts-and-heatwave-in-india/articleshow/91177785.cms">EXPLAINED: Why is there a looming power shortage in India</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/tips-on-beating-the-heat-amid-power-cuts/slidelist/91177432.cms">10 tips on beating the heat amid power cuts</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/india-unlikely-to-witness-a-fourth-wave-however-proper-covid-behaviour-should-be-followed-say-doctors-and-experts/articleshow/91177833.cms">India unlikely to witness a fourth wave, however, proper COVID behaviour should be followed, say doctors and experts</a>

Wipro to double fresher intake this year, promotions to be faster as employees are still jumping ship in hordes

<ul><li><keyword id="10862" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Wipro">Wipro</keyword> will be promoting 80% of its eligible employees over the next three months. </li><li>The increments awarded will be inline with what was used as the yardstick last year. </li><li>The company is also looking at the increment cycle for its junior employees. </li></ul>The Indian IT services behemoth Wipro is set to implement ‘a number of employee interventions’ in the third quarter. The biggest is its endeavour to promote 80% of its eligible staff over the next three months. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="78640025" title="Wipro posts stable quarter — profit rises 3.2% with revenue guidance of 1.5% to 3.5% over the next three months" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> Wipro Chief of Human Resources (CHRO) Saurabh Govil shared that the increments this time around will be in line with what was given last year. “This will make sure that we are rewarding the high performing team members and colleagues,” he said during the earnings call on October 13. The company added 30,000 people to its roster between July to September. It also paid out 100% variable pay to its employees in the second quarter. “Now, we’re looking at our increment cycle of junior employees who we’ve hired from engineering colleges,” added Govil during the earnings call on October 13. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="78638511" title="Wipro board approves ₹9,500 crore share buyback plan" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> Despite the H-1B restrictions imposed by the Trump administration in the US, Wipro is not worried. According to the company, localisation of employees has been in the works for three years now. Nearly 70% of Wipro’s employees in the US are local. “From a business standpoint, we don’t see this impacting us,” said Govil. 98% of Wipro’s employees continue to work from home. According to Govil, this will continue until the end of the year. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/infosys-announce-second-quarter-earnings-on-october-14/articleshow/78640964.cms">VanGuard deal will be the highlight of Infosys' second-quarter earnings as investors look for a hike in guidance</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/wipro-board-approves-9500-crore-share-buyback-plan/articleshow/78638511.cms">Wipro board approves ₹9,500 crore share buyback plan</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/oneplus-chinese-company-co-founder-carl-pei-exits-company-one-day-ahead-of-flagship-mobile-launch/articleshow/78634270.cms">OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei reportedly exits company one day ahead of flagship smartphone launch</a>

Wipro to promote 80% of its eligible staff in the next three months — increments will be in line with last year

<ul><li><keyword id="10862" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Wipro">Wipro</keyword> — the fourth largest IT services company in India — is planning to promote its 5,000 employees, thanks to the increasing attrition rate during the second quarter. </li><li>The company also rolled out a retention bonus of nearly ₹100,000 to its fresh campus hires. It also offered bonuses to employees with upto three years of experience. </li><li>Wipro added nearly 6,603 employees during the second quarter, taking the headcount to 181,453 from 174,850 in the last quarter. </li><li>The software major reported a net profit of ₹25.5 billion for the second quarter of 2019-20 fiscal. </li></ul>Wipro — the fourth largest IT services company in India — is planning to promote 5,000 of its employees, to check its increasing attrition rate. The technology giant recorded an attrition rate of 17% for the quarter ending in September. “Attrition (rate) has been a good story for us as compared to others. We have given salary hikes and now are looking at a huge number of promotions in the coming quarter. Around 5,000 people in the experience range of five to eight years will get promoted," Saurabh Govil, HR head, Wipro <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/wipro-plans-to-promote-around-5-000-employees-to-check-attrition-119102100017_1.html">told </a>Business Standard. The company also rolled out retention bonus of nearly ₹100,000 to its fresh campus hires and those with upto three years of experience. “Junior-level attrition is slightly higher than the company average. However, it is lower among performers as they get higher bonuses, incentives and salary hikes," Govil added. While auto and textile sectors face troubled waters leading to job losses, the IT sector seems to be rebounding with a positive hiring sentiment. Wipro added nearly 6,603 employees during the second quarter, taking the headcount to 181,453 from 174,850 in the last quarter. The three IT giants — <keyword id="6357150" type="DOMAIN" weightage="20" keywordseo="tcs">TCS</keyword>, Wipro and <keyword id="6354512" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Infosys">Infosys</keyword> — collectively hired 28,157 employees in the quarter ending September. This is a 59% jump from that of the June quarter, which recorded a net hiring of 16,687 employees, Businessline <a href="https://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/tcs-infosys-wipro-hire-28000-employees-september-quarter/story/385196.html">reported</a>. Wipro is also planning to hire more consultants so as to drive sales in the coming quarters. “We are hiring more people in this consulting space. It is paying us back, well," he said. The software major reported a net profit of ₹25.5 billion for the second quarter, registering a 35% growth as compared to last year. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/personalities/news/top-10-tech-billionaires-on-the-forbes-list-of-100-richest-indians/articleshow/71539382.cms">Top 10 tech billionaires on the Forbes list of 100 richest Indians</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/changing-technology-and-financial-crisis-is-affecting-sustainability-says-a-un-report/articleshow/71307065.cms">Changing technology and financial crisis is affecting sustainability says a UN report</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/azim-premji-gives-more-the-charity-than-his-net-worth/articleshow/71306177.cms">India’s richest tech billionaire has given away more money than what he has right now</a>

Wipro is giving promotions and bonuses to check growing attrition

<ul><li>The Noida International Airport (NIA) at Jewar is all set to become India’s <keyword id="14279786" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="first-digital-airport" source="Orion">first digital airport</keyword>.</li><li>A digital airport will offer paperless and contactless services across all checkpoints in line to its passengers.</li><li>The digital services provided by the NIA will be in line with the central government’s DigiYatra Policy.</li></ul>The Noida International Airport (NIA) at Jewar, which is currently under construction, is all set to become India’s first digital airport. This aviation hub will offer paperless and contactless services across all checkpoints in line to its passengers. Not only will such an airport eliminate long lines for ID verification, it will also save the effort of printing tickets and boarding passes and fishing them out at multiple checkpoints. The first airport in India to facilitate it is Yamuna International Airport Private (YIAPL), which is coming up at Jewar. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="What’s a digital airport?" comment="subhead" text="What’s a digital airport?">What’s a digital airport?</cmsannotation> A digital airport would have a one-time verification at the checkpoints for the first time using the ID. This will be stored in DigiYatra ID. After the one-tie verification, the passengers will undergo automatic digital processing based on facial recognition system at checkpoints like; entry-point check, entry into security check, and aircraft boarding. Additionally, this will also facilitate self-bag drop and check-in, using facial recognition to identify pax and data recall. Digi Yatra will facilitate paperless travel and avoid identity check at multiple points. To accomplish this, NIA selected global technology firm <keyword id="4553387" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="icad" source="Orion">ICAD</keyword> Holding as its master system integrator (MSI) consultant and partnered with Indian IT major <keyword id="10862" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="wipro" source="Orion">Wipro</keyword> which will act as a sub-consultant to the global tech company. An MSI enables all the technical systems, with all of their disparate parts and pieces to work cohesively and work as designed, throughout its lifespan. ICAD will support NIA with the systems integration design, integration programme management and integration of ICT and airport systems. It will also lead the core airport systems implementation and integration. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Hassle-free and paperless" comment="subhead" text="Hassle-free and paperless">Hassle-free and paperless</cmsannotation> These digital services will be in line with the central government’s DigiYatra policy. Released by the Ministry of Civil Aviation in 2018, the initiative seeks to promote paperless and hassle-free air travel. “India is an emerging market and we at the ICAD Group will work closely with YIAPL and other airport companies, Airports Authority of India (AAI) to deliver signature airport projects in India through the Indian subsidiary,” said Ghassan Sayegh, group CEO, ICAD. The airport project is all set to complete by December 2024, said Feroz Mehdi, director at ICAD said at the press conference. The airport will also be environment friendly with zero-emissions. It intends to maximize the use of renewable energy sources such as solar power, and implement processes for water treatment and recycling. The airport also aspires to be a ‘green airport’ as it promised to preserve all the native species. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/cryptocurrency/news/indias-crypto-players-bullish-on-hiring-say-crash-is-just-a-phase/articleshow/92425464.cms">India’s crypto players bullish on hiring; say crash is just a phase</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/a-bengal-based-startup-can-now-produce-oxygen-from-water/articleshow/92434741.cms">A Bengal-based startup can now produce oxygen from water</a>

Wipro, ICAD to create India's first digital airport — here are its features

<ul><li><keyword id="10862" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Wipro">Wipro</keyword> added more than 12,000 employees in April-June quarter as it expects attrition rate to go up further.</li><li>The IT giant’s total headcount has risen to 209,890</li><li>Wipro reported 12.2% revenue growth in June quarter, out of which 4.9% was organic growth and the rest came through Capco.</li></ul>The war for talent seems to be a rising concern for all information technology (IT) companies in India. While Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys have started gearing up on the expectations of a rise in attrition, Wipro has added about 12,000 employees in the June quarter alone. It is the highest ever in a decade. The company’s IT services workforce crossed the milestone of 200,000 taking the overall headcount to 209,890. Wipro has added more than 12,000 employees, which is 80% of what it had added in FY21 and highest in the last decade, said Thierry Delaporte, chief executive (CEO) and managing director (MD) of Wipro. Like its peers, Wipro is also expecting the attrition rate to go up and hence it has been hiring aggressively. In fact, it will roll out 30,000 offers for freshers to join in FY22. “Attrition, as I had called out last quarter itself, will see an uptick, which is very much in line with the demand environment in the industry,” said Saurabh Govil, president and chief human resources officer at Wipro. <div type="image" title="Wipro attrition" height="900" width="1200" msid="84445950" hostid="261"></div> He mentioned that 80% of the organisation will go through three promotion cycles in 12 months- December 2020, June 2021 and again in December 2021. Besides, the company has been conducting several employee training activities and distributing bonuses to retain its employees. “We had called out last quarter that we will do a skill based bonuses [sic]… Apart from that, to augment the supply chain, we are doing unprecedented hiring in terms of freshers into the organisation. We will be onboarding 6,000 freshers in September quarter, which is the highest every Wipro has done. And we will be rolling out more than 30,000 offers this year for freshers to join us next year,” added Govil. Wipro delivered exceptional results in the June quarter with its acquisition of Capco finally making it onto the books. The company reported 12.2% sequential growth in revenue, out of which 4.9% came organically, while the rest came from Capco, said Jatin Dalal, chief financial officer at Wipro at a press conference held after the announcement of June quarter financial results. Wipro had announced its <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/wipro-share-price-has-outperformed-its-peers-in-the-last-one-year-but-analysts-are-still-cautious-about-giving-it-a-buy-rating/articleshow/81345564.cms">acquisition of Capco</a> on April 29, this year, for a whopping $1.45 billion — the largest acquisition by the company that is expected to boost the consulting segment of the financial services vertical. Analysts had <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/heres-why-wipro-may-show-better-earnings-growth-than-tcs-infosys-and-hcl-tech/articleshow/84201419.cms">expected </a>the company to post a revenue growth of about 9.5% because of Capco acquisition. Moreover, the company has posted a net profit of ₹3,237 crore in April-June quarter, up from ₹2,974 crore in the previous quarter. <div type="image" title="Wipro profit 2" height="900" width="1200" msid="84446016" hostid="261"></div> “Our sequential revenue growth of 12.2% was well ahead of the top-end of our guidance range, both organically and with Capco. Though in the early days yet, I am pleased with the way we have collaborated with Capco to build our joint go-to-market offerings and strategy. We remain focused on deepening our customer relationships, investing in talent and capabilities for the future, and winning market share,” said Delaporte. <div type="image" title="Wipro shares" height="900" width="1200" msid="84446068" hostid="261"></div> SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/ola-electric-scooter-pre-bookings-start-july-15-at-499/articleshow/84441621.cms">Ola Electric scooter pre-bookings start at ₹499 – here’s how to pre-book your Ola Scooter </a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/merus-plea-against-uber-abusing-its-dominant-status-rejected-by-cci/articleshow/84434982.cms">Meru’s plea against Uber abusing its dominant status rejected by CCI </a>

Wipro's hiring at highest in a decade to hedge against employees leaving

<ul><li>TCS, Infosys, Wipro are the top three information technology firms in the Indian market with over 11 lakh professionals working for the companies.</li><li>The entire IT sector has been witnessing a talent war with a high number of employees leaving the organisation for the last one year.</li><li>As a result, these firms have been hiring aggressively to make up for those leaving. Let’s see how much has changed in one fiscal year.</li></ul>For the last one year, the India’s as well as global information technology (IT) sector is going through a talent war to retain employees from leaving the organisations and spend millions on frequent promotions. While this has burnt a hole in the pocket of these technology firms, it has created tons of job opportunities for freshers graduating out of universities. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, Wipro are the top three information technology firms in the Indian market with over 11 lakh IT professionals working for the companies. Tata Group company TCS is the top IT firm in the industry with highest market capitalisation and biggest staff count. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;" class="redcator-table-advance"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Top three IT firms </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Hiring done in FY22 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Total no of employees </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Tata Consultancy Services </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">1.03 lakh </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">6 lakh </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Infosys </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">85,000 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">3.14 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Wipro </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">45,416 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">2.43 </td></tr></tbody><tbody></tbody></table>The companies have been hiring aggressively to tame high employee attrition rate. Employee attrition rate is the measure of employees who have left voluntarily or involuntarily over a period of time. Rate of employees leaving the organisation is highest in Infosys, second highest at Wipro and then at TCS. The management at TCS feels that the attrition rate is <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/enterprise/news/techies-will-continue-to-leave-tcs-at-a-higher-rate-for-a-few-more-quarters-and-later-cool-off/articleshow/90783480.cms">cooling off </a>and may come down after a few quarters. <div type="image" title="tcs, infosys, wipro attrition rate" height="900" width="1200" msid="91184456" hostid="261"></div> SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/enterprise/news/wipro-to-double-fresher-intake-this-year-promotions-to-be-faster-as-employees-are-still-jumping-ship-in-hordes/articleshow/91181367.cms">Wipro to double fresher intake this year, promotions to be faster as employees are still jumping ship in hordes</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/ahead-of-lic-ipo-paytm-money-opens-bids-of-up-to-5-lakh-through-upi/articleshow/91182034.cms">Ahead of LIC IPO, Paytm Money opens bids of up to ₹5 lakh through UPI</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/top-five-experts-to-learn-investing-in-us-stocks-from/articleshow/91182037.cms">Top five experts to learn investing in US stocks from</a>

TCS, Infosys, and Wipro hired 2.33 lakh employees in FY22 to tame high attrition

<ul><li><keyword id="10862" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Wipro">Wipro</keyword> saw its attrition increase from 11% to 12.1% over the last three months, ending March 31.</li><li>The IT giant’s chief human resources officer (CHRO) believes that the churn in employees is likely to keep increasing between April to June.</li><li>Analysts believe the second wave of outsourcing is upon the information technology (IT) sector and demand is likely to keep increasing for the next one year at least.</li></ul>Wipro saw an uptick in employees walking out the doors between January and March as compared to the previous quarter. While 12% is the industry average, the company believes that things aren’t going to ease up anytime soon. <div type="javascript" title="Custom" contenttype="Image"><cdata><![CDATA[<div class="flourish-embed flourish-chart" data-src="visualisation/5865143"></div>]]></cdata></div> “Given the growth environment in the industry, we see attrition. We see continued pressure. We see attrition picking up in the first quarter [April to June],” said Saurabh Govil, Wipro’s chief human resources officer (CHRO) during the earnings call. There has been an explosion of opportunities in the information technology (IT) services sector as more companies look to become more digital-friendly. It’s not just Wipro, but Infosys too saw its attrition rate spike from 10% to 15% in the last three months, ending March 31. <div type="javascript" title="Custom" contenttype="Image"><cdata><![CDATA[<div class="flourish-embed flourish-chart" data-src="visualisation/5865121"></div>]]></cdata></div> According to analysts, a second wave outsourcing is upon us. The <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/enterprise/news/rise-in-work-from-anywhere-will-lead-to-more-outsourcing-thats-an-opportunity-for-tcs-infosys-and-hcl-tech/articleshow/77864248.cms">demand for talent is high</a> and the supply pool, while ample, lacks specialisation in growing areas like the internet of things (IoT), cloud services and other arenas. Companies like Wipro, Infosys and TCS <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/enterprise/news/three-ways-tcs-infosys-and-other-it-giants-in-india-are-trying-to-cut-costs-but-its-not-going-to-increase-their-profitability/articleshow/76021884.cms">seem to be okay with that</a>. They pick up a large number of freshers every year and train them within the company for the roles these graduates need to fill. “Our hiring on campuses will be much more robust than what we have done in FY 21. We will continue to hire laterally across the globe. We will continue to invest in domain and specific skill sets,” explained Govil. However, there’s no guarantee that these employees won’t leave once a better offer comes along — especially if it's from another big wig competitor. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="82085345" title="Wipro showcases best Q4 results in a decade and eyes double digit growth next year" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="IT companies are wooing employees to stay with wage hikes and promotions" comment="subhead" text="IT companies are wooing employees to stay with wage hikes and promotions">IT companies are wooing employees to stay with wage hikes and promotions</cmsannotation> “We see that there will be pressure on us, but the efforts that we have called out will help us sustain and control attrition, and will not impact our growth agenda,” said Govil. In <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/wipro-to-roll-out-pay-hikes-from-january-1/articleshow/79616441.cms">December</a> last year, the IT giant announced wage hikes for junior employees from January 1. All other employees of Wipro will receive their increments in June, ‘as is usual practice’. For instance, Infosys revealed that its wage hikes will be announced in July. While wage hikes are a good way to retain employees, it does take a marginal toll on a company’s operating margin. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/wipro-showcases-best-q4-results-in-a-decade-and-eyes-double-digit-growth-next-year/articleshow/82085345.cms" id="docs-internal-guid-14500995-7fff-e658-fe9e-22ceb248aadc">Wipro showcases best Q4 results in a decade and eyes double digit growth next year</a>

Wipro fears it may lose its employees to competitors as there is an explosion of IT jobs

<ul><li>The company has earlier intended to hire 34,000 employees by March 2022 but it has completed that target by December itself.</li><li>TCS has reported an attrition rate of 15.3%, which is lowest when compared to peers <keyword id="10862" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="wipro" source="Orion">Wipro</keyword> and <keyword id="6354512" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="infosys" source="Orion">Infosys</keyword>.</li><li>To retain top talent, TCS has ramped up promotions. After 110,000 promotions till December 2021, it plans another 40,000 before March.</li><li>Check out our <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/bi-newsletter">weekly explainers</a> on the hottest topics and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/newsletters_signup.cms">sign up</a> if you like them.</li></ul>India’s largest software exporter, <keyword id="6357585" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="tata-consultancy-services" source="Orion">Tata Consultancy Services</keyword> (TCS), whose employee count recently completed a milestone of 2,00,000, continues to be aggressive in hiring amidst a crazy battle for technology talent . TCS had earlier said that it would hire an additional 34,000 freshers by March but it has already met that target by December. The company will continue to hire between January to March quarter as well, however, no particular target has been set. “Our hiring intensity will continue but we don’t have any particular number for the coming quarter,” Milind Lakkad, Chief Human Resources Officer at TCS, highlighted during the media briefing. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;" class="redcator-table-advance"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Quarter </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">No. of freshers hired </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">April to September </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">43,000 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">October to December </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">34,000 </td></tr></tbody><tbody></tbody><tbody></tbody><tbody></tbody><tbody></tbody></table> TCS has reported an attrition rate of 15.3%, which is lowest when compared to peers <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/wipro-plans-to-hire-30000-freshers-in-2023-as-attrition-rate-increases-to-22/articleshow/88855676.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Wipro</a> (22.7%) and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/the-attrition-at-infosys-is-worse-than-that-[…]s-increased-hiring-plan-by-10000/articleshow/88856648.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Infosys</a> (25%), in the quarter ending December 2021. However, it hired a net of 28,000 new employees in the last three months, the highest ever in the company’s history. <div type="image" title="TCS attrition rate" msid="88858294" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;TCS attrition rate&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> Attrition is used to describe the rate at which employees are leaving the company. To battle the fast pace at which employees are moving on for better opportunities, TCS has increased the pace of promotions as well. As part of its earnings release, the management said that it had given 110,000 promotions this financial year till December, and another 40,000 are on the cards in the remaining three months. <div type="Video" msid="85123846" hostid="261" title="There was never a better time to be a techie in India" dataSource="BUSINESSINSIDER" thumbUrl="https://denmark.timesinternet.in/cmslite/api/app/images.jpg?msid=85123846"></div> The higher salaries, incentives and cost of hiring and retaining top talent has taken a toll on the profit margins of TCS, just as in the case of Infosys and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/wipro-plans-to-hire-30000-freshers-in-2023-as-attrition-rate-increases-to-22/articleshow/88855676.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Wipro</a>. Operating margin fell to 25% compared to 26.6% three months ago. The company believes that the attrition pressure may be bottoming out. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/the-attrition-at-infosys-is-worse-than-that-at-wipro-ceo-salil-parekh-has-increased-hiring-plan-by-10000/articleshow/88856648.cms">The attrition at Infosys is worse than that at Wipro, Salil Parekh has increased hiring plan by 10,000</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/wipro-plans-to-hire-30000-freshers-in-2023-as-attrition-rate-increases-to-22/articleshow/88855676.cms">Wipro increases hiring plan to 30,000 as attrition hits a new high</a>

TCS completes its fresher hiring target three months ahead of schedule but it’s not done yet

<ul><li>Analysts expect the growth momentum in the IT services sector to continue on account of large deal wins and demand for digital transformation. </li><li>Infosys, TCS, Tech Mahindra and HCL Tech are expected to report a revenue growth anywhere between 3.5% to 5.5% for the period of April-June 2021.</li><li>However, Wipro’s topline is likely to stand out among the top-tier software exporters from India, thanks to the Capco acquisition</li></ul>India’s top software exporters like TCS, Infosys and HCL Technologies are likely to see their dream run continue in the first quarter of the financial year 2022. However, Wipro, one of the top five players in the sector may have had it better than the rest. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Company </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Growth estimate* </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Share price change since Feb end 2021 to June 2021 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Infosys </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">5.3% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">26% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">TCS </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">4% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">16% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Wipro </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">9.5% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">33% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">HCL Tech </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">3.60% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">8% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Tech Mahindra </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">3.50% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">19% </td></tr></tbody></table>*Source: Axis securities A big reason for Wipro’s outperformance may be the $1.45 billion acquisition of Capco, the largest ever buyout by the Bengaluru-based company. The shares of Wipro have led the IT pack ever since the new chief executive officer (CEO) Thierry Delaporte took charge in June last year. The company made about $2 billion last year from IT services and if Capco delivers the same amount of revenue as it did last year, it could add another $700 million to Wipro’s topline. That’s a 35% bump up a year straight away. Expectations are built up in the stock that has gained about 30% since the Capco deal was announced in early March, and closed in April. <div type="image" title="Wirpo stock price chart" height="900" width="1200" msid="84201479" hostid="261"></div> There is also a lot of apprehension. “The execution risk is further aggravated by a weak growth performance from Capco over the last two years – even after adjusting for the drag due to COVID-19,” said Motilal Oswal in its report dated March 4. “We’re guiding revenue growth of 2% to 4% in the first quarter, outside of Capco and Ampion,” Delaporte had said during the earnings call in April. Wipro has acquired Ampion, an Australia-based provider of cyber security, devops and quality engineering services. The move will strengthen its commitment towards clients and stakeholders in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). The acquisition will close in the quarter ending June 30, 2021. It’s boom time for all tech companies For the rest of the top five IT services majors, the growth is likely to continue on the same trend seen since the pandemic broke out. “IT spending from North America and Europe has gained momentum and demand for digital transformation has increased exponentially,” Axis Securities said in a report dated July 6. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Company </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">New deals from April to June 2021 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">TCS </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Proximus, Ericsson, Virgin Atlantic, Alcatel-Lucent, Commercial Bank of Kuwait </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Infosys </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">ArcelorMittal Europe, Britvic, Archrock </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">HCLT </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">UD Trucks Corporation, Hitachi ABB Power Grids, McLaren Health Care </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Wipro </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Bristol Water, Transcell Oncologics, Levi Strauss &amp; Co </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Tech Mahindra </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Pret A Manger </td></tr></tbody></table> However, wage hike and rising attrition since the start of the year may dent operating margins of IT companies. Several IT companies have given second salary hikes to eligible employees in a calendar year 2020 as initially promotions had been deferred on account of the pandemic and business downturn. In the last one year, Nifty IT (the index of tech stocks) showed gains of 81% as compared to the benchmark Nifty50’s 46%. These are the estimates for topline growth for the sector. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Broking firm </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Apr-June average growth estimate for tier-I IT companies </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Prabhudas Lilladher </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">4.10% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Institutional Research </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">4% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Maybank Kim Eng </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">5.30% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">BOB Capital Markets </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">4.20% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Axis Securities </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">3%-7% </td></tr></tbody></table>Growth estimates are in comparison to the earnings for the quarter ended June 2020. 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TCS, Infosys and HCL Tech will show a good quarter but Wipro’s earnings will outshine them all ⁠— here’s why

<ul><li><keyword id="10862" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Wipro">Wipro</keyword>’s share price is down by over 6% after the company announced its second-quarter earnings post market hours yesterday.</li><li>This is despite Wipro posting stable earnings and its new CEO, Thierry Delaporte outlining the company’s top five priorities. </li><li>Analysts remain cautious, awaiting more details about Delaporte’s timeline and actionable items to execute this vision in the coming days. </li></ul><keyword id="1912963" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Wipro-share-price">Wipro share price</keyword> is down by over 6% despite having posted stable quarterly earnings. The company’s revenue was 2% over the last three months in constant currency terms, and its profit saw a 3.2% increase. <div type="image" title="Wipro share price Oct (1)" msid="78654032" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Wipro share price over the last one month&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> Wipro’s share price hit a 52-week high on Monday of ₹379 per share. So far this year, the stock has gained 52%. <div type="image" title="Wipro share price since Jan" msid="78654049" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Wipro&amp;#39;s share price since January&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> Show — don’t tell Wipro hasn’t always had the most smooth of transitions when it comes to changes in leadership. So, even with the company’s new <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/wipro-ceo-thierry-delaporte-outlines-five-point-strategy-for-growth-looking-at-more-acquisitions-and-larger-deals/articleshow/78643942.cms">CEO Thierry Delaporte outlining Wipro’s top five priorities</a> with him at the helm, people want more information. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6em; box-shadow: none; width: 468pt; font-family: Merriweather; table-layout: fixed; padding-bottom: 10px !important; background-image: inherit !important; background-position: inherit !important; background-size: inherit !important; background-repeat: inherit !important; background-attachment: inherit !important; background-origin: inherit !important; background-clip: inherit !important;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 5pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Brokerage on Wipro </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 5pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Target price </td></tr><tr><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 5pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">ICICI Securities </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 5pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">₹ 435 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 5pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Motilal Oswal Securities </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 5pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">₹ 385 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 5pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Nirmal Bang </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 5pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">₹ 382 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 5pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Kotak Institutional Equities </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 5pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">₹ 380 </td></tr></tbody></table> Delaporte’s endeavour to catch up to its IT services peers like Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and HCL Tech is commendable. Still, he needs to set out indicative timelines for quantified goals, according to Nirmal Bang. “Executing on these priorities will entail a set of changes that will be known over the coming months. After a strong and partly buyback-fuelled rally in the stock price, upsides will be modest,” added Kotak Institutional Equities in its report. Simply put, Wipro’s valuation may have become a little expensive over the past month. Nonetheless, analysts expect to see quicker deals, more acquisitions and traction in digital revenues for Wipro even as they maintain caution. “We await further evidence of execution of Wipro’s refreshed strategy and a successful turnaround from its growth struggles over the past decade before turning more constructive on the stock,” said Motilal Oswal Securities. Wipro also announced a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/wipro-posts-stable-quarter-profit-rises-3-2-with-revenue-guidance-of-1-5-to-3-5-over-the-next-three-months/articleshow/78640025.cms">share buyback plan of ₹9,500 crore</a> and the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/wipro-posts-stable-quarter-profit-rises-3-2-with-revenue-guidance-of-1-5-to-3-5-over-the-next-three-months/articleshow/78640025.cms">acquisition of Eximius Design</a>, a US-based engineering services company. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/apple-new-iphone-12-series-with-5g-launched-starting-at-rs-69999-along-with-side-homepod-mini-debut/articleshow/78647779.cms">Apple's new iPhone 12 series with 5G launched starting at ₹ 69,999 along with HomePod Mini debut</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/wipro-ceo-thierry-delaporte-outlines-five-point-strategy-for-growth-looking-at-more-acquisitions-and-larger-deals/articleshow/78643942.cms">Wipro CEO Thierry Delaporte outlines five-point strategy for growth — looking at more acquisitions and larger deals</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/wipro-to-promote-80-of-its-eligible-staff-in-the-next-three-months-increments-will-be-in-line-with-last-year/articleshow/78643398.cms">Wipro to promote 80% of its eligible staff in the next three months — increments will be in line with last year</a>

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<ul><li><keyword id="501707" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="PV-Sindhu">PV Sindhu</keyword> and <keyword id="753181" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Baseline-Ventures">Baseline Ventures</keyword>, the agency that handles her, is taking over 20 brands to court for using her name and image on their marketing communications without permission.</li><li>We spoke to Yashwanth Biyyala, Director - Talent and Partnerships, Baseline Ventures who told us how most of these brands have not just flouted rules around the use of an individual's image with her permission, they have also blatantly flouted the Olympics guidelines around advertising. </li></ul>PV Sindhu made the nation proud last week by bringing home a Bronze medal from <keyword id="395647" type="SPORT" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tokyo-Olympics">Tokyo Olympics</keyword>, becoming the first Indian woman to win two Olympic medals. With her win came congratulatory messages on social media, from the government, individuals and even brands who wanted to jump onto the trend, making the most out of the moment. However, Sindhu and Baseline Ventures, the agency that handles the player, is taking over 20 brands to court, for using her name and image without the proper permissions. Baseline Ventures is seeking damages worth Rs 5 crore from each of the brands that have flouted the norms. Officially, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has laid down clear rules about how athletes can communicate with brands during and after the games. The Rule 40 framework, according to the official Olympic website is aimed to enable ‘the Olympic Movement to fund all Olympic teams worldwide, Olympic sports and the Olympic Games themselves.’ The rulebook has clear guidelines about how players can engage with their Non-Olympic Partner personal sponsors. There is also a blackout period that the athletes are supposed to sign before the games. Apart from brands that are IOC)and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) partners, no other brands are allowed to push out communications with players. “Rule 40 clearly mentions that there is a blackout period between July 13 (when the Olympic Village opens) and August 10 (two days after the Closing Ceremony). All athletes have had to give their consent to Rule 40 which clearly states that their brands cannot promote them during this blackout period. In fact, even brands that are paying money to Sindhu are not using her in their marketing during this period. They have not even put out a congratulatory message,” explained Yashwanth Biyyala, Director - Talent and Partnerships, Baseline Ventures. Officially, only brands that are IOC partners, in this case, Bridgestone and <keyword id="6359421" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="visa">Visa</keyword>, are allowed to use the player in their communications during the tournament. Also, brands, like Amul, that have tied up with the IOA, are permitted to use the names of athletes. “Even the athletes themselves cannot put out a branded post during this time period. If brands want to put out content around athletes, they have to take a written consent, and none of them have done it. Close to 15 brands officially work with Sindhu, and since they have not taken IOA’s permission, none of them have sent out a single congratulatory post for her. And then we have brands that are blatantly flouting rules, on an individual athlete level as well as the Olympic rules,” added Biyyala. Having sent legal notices to 15 brands, the agency is in the process of sending notices to 5 more brands. The agency is asking the brands to pay Rs 5 crore and also remove the posts that have flouted the norms from their social media handles. The agency has already sent notices to brands including Happydent (<keyword id="135659" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Perfetti-Van-Melle">Perfetti Van Melle</keyword>), Pan Bahar, Eureka Forbes, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Vodafone Idea, MG Motor, UCO Bank, Punjab National Bank, <keyword id="6354731" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="state-bank-of-india">State Bank of India</keyword>, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Fino Payments Bank, Bank of Maharashtra, Indian Bank and <keyword id="5998660" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Wipro-Lighting">Wipro Lighting</keyword> and is in the process of sending notices to a few more brands.

Baseline Ventures is sending notices to over 20 brands for using PV Sindhu’s image without proper permissions: Yashwanth Biyyala, Baseline Ventures

<ul><li>Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, HCL Technologies and Wipro plan to open up lateral hiring further in the next three months. </li><li>In April to June, the attrition rate — number of employees that continue with the company — have dipped for all four of them. </li><li>Although hiring will not be done to replace them immediately, aside from freshers who already have promises to come onboard, Indian IT companies will be hiring laterally to meet deal requirements.</li></ul>Every major Indian IT tech company decided to go slow on hiring or suspended hiring altogether at end of the last quarter in March. However, despite these assertions, they have continued to bring on lateral hires. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="77082427" title="Why TCS, Infosys, Wipro and HCL Tech can expect better earnings this year ⁠— here’s what’s working for each one of them" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; width: 468pt; table-layout: fixed;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Company </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Lateral hires </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Infosys </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">5,000 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">HCL Tech </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">2,000 </td></tr></tbody></table>Source: Company earnings call One of the big reasons is attrition. Attrition rates present the speed at which employees are leaving the organisation. The lower the attrition rate, the fewer employees a company has been able to retain. <div type="image" title="Attrition rates" msid="77046033" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Attrition rates across TCS, Infosys, HCL Tech and Wipro for the last five quarters&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> Lateral hiring continues driven by demand Any freshers on-boarded before the pandemic will continue to come through albeit at a slower rate with training facilities caught in the coronavirus pandemic lurch. Meanwhile, offering any new freshers to come on board isn’t a part of the plan. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="76995155" title="Infosys is still on the fence when it comes to making work from home a permanent change" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> Instead, the companies are looking at lateral hires to fill the gaps where skill is needed to fulfil current deals and projects. Even at Wipro’s chief human resources officer (CHRO) Saurabh Govil claims that lateral hiring never stopped at the company. “We will continue to hire in Q2 based on demand.” “The downward trend in attrition continues. Expected to continue in the next quarter as well,” said HCL Technologies chief human resources officer (CHRO) Apparao VV. “Attrition has significantly come down but we will not be hiring significant numbers for immediate replacement,” he added. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) didn’t hire in Q1FY21 but filled in over 4,500 positions by reskilling, cross-skilling and multiskilling the company’s existing employees. CEO Rajesh Gopinathan claims that learning intensity at the company has increased by nearly 25% between April to June. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="76887172" title="TCS to kickstart lateral hiring and bring back 5% of its employees to offices" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> The company is now revising its freeze on lateral hiring to meet the demand environment. “We decided to open up on the lateral hiring side and have started onboarding new associates into the TCS ecosystem,” said Gopinathan. Indian IT services companies — like Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, Wipro and HCL Technologies — has been launching new initiatives for their staff. Infosys, for instance, increased the variable pay for their staffers in the first quarter of 2020-21. TCS, on the other hand, rejigged their learning module to promote employees already within the organisation. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/tcs-infosys-wipro-and-tech-mahindra-what-to-expect-from-earnings/articleshow/76865753.cms">TCS and Infosys to face least impact — Indian IT companies likely to report sharp decline in revenue during first quarter</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/infosys-work-from-home-not-permanent-says-coo-pravin-rao/articleshow/76995155.cms">Infosys is still on the fence when it comes to making work from home a permanent change</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/h1-b-visa-impact-on-tcs-hcl-tech-infosys-wipro-and-cognizant-after-december-2020/articleshow/76681640.cms">Two ways the H1-B visa freeze could change things for TCS, HCL Tech, Infosys and other Indian IT companies</a>

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