Infosys CEO Confirms Offers for Freshers

Infosys CEO Salil Parekh has assured that all job offers extended to freshers will be honored, despite delays in onboarding 2,000 engineering graduates from the 2022 cohort. This commitment comes in response to concerns raised by the Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES), which filed a complaint with the Ministry of Labour and Employment, citing prolonged delays, unpaid training programs, and unexpected assessments faced by these graduates. Parekh emphasized that while joining dates have changed, all offered candidates will ultimately join the company. As of June 2024, Infosys has a workforce of 315,332 and plans to hire between 15,000 and 20,000 freshers this year, reflecting a 7% rise in net profit for Q1. NITES criticized the company for keeping graduates in limbo since their offers were made in April 2022. Infosys aims to improve utilization levels and resource management, despite the setbacks faced in onboarding.