2 weeks Ago By James Paul
Indian IT giant Infosys laid off some 700 trainees after they failed multiple internal assessments. The termination at the company’s Mysuru Campus drew massive flak online for the ruthless announcement to the prospective employees. The recruits who joined the firm in October 2024 were suddenly asked to leave the premises.
Several of them were stranded, including female interns. The layoff had been under scrutiny. Per The News Minute, the Narayana Murthy co-founded venture has again let go of 370 more interns.
See Also: ‘Where Will I Go Right Now?’ After Layoff Infosys Female Trainees Asked To Evict Premises By 6 PM; Internet Is Livid See Also: Infosys Bats For Hybrid Work With Mandatory 10 Days Presence In The Office Every Month; Internet Is Livid A complaint has been filed by the Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES) with the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. This is the second such complaint by the organization and the third against Infosys in less than seven months. Meanwhile, per reports, Infosys has offered to upskill the terminated interns for free.
Infosys continues layoffs despite ongoing probe, 370 more let go https://t.co/VCOwxVXRfh — TheNewsMinute (@thenewsminute) April 20, 2025 🚨Infosys lays off 240 more trainees who failed tests, offers free upskilling @chandrarsrikant & @shaw_reshab with details 👇 https://t.co/NziQdUUqvl #Infosys #Layoffs #Job — Moneycontrol (@moneycontrolcom) April 18, 2025 IT giant Infosys has fired another 240 trainees who failed to pass the internal assessment tests.
The latest round of layoffs comes after a month when Infosys sacked nearly 300 trainees in February. Read More: https://t.co/6MzIpmqyPb #brand #marketing #layoff pic.
twitter.com/DbxknQGUGo — Storyboard18 (@BrandStoryboard) April 21, 2025 Reactions poured in. One user remarked, “ These sweatshops lay off employees at the drop of a hat.
More often than not, the training provided is abysmal, the training material is pathetic, which employees are not allowed to take home (for 'security & privacy reasons’), which means that, unless you are good at rote.” Several claimed that, “ This happens every year.” Another user wrote, “ If _employees_ that have completed probation, and have been on the payroll for more than a year are fired, then the term "lay off" will be appropriate.
In the instant case, the headline should be: "240 B.E graduate trainees fail qualifying tests at Infosy s." These sweat shops lay off employees at the drop of a hat.
More often than not, the training provided is abysmal, the training material is pathetic, which employees are not allowed to take home (for 'security & privacy reasons') which means that unless you are good at rote — Manoj Kumar (@manoj56359) April 18, 2025 This happens every year, not newsworthy — Shubham Girdhar (@girdharspeaks) April 18, 2025 This happens every year, not newsworthy — Shubham Girdhar (@girdharspeaks) April 18, 2025 if _employees_ that have completed probation, and have been on the payroll for more than a year, are fired, then, the term "lay off" will be appropriate. in the instant case, the headline should be: "240 B.E graduate trainees fail qualifying tests at Infosys" — Ganesh (@nallaganesh) April 18, 2025 See Also: ‘Unchained Slavery At Infosys’ Techie Reveals How At Rs 35k Salary In 9 Years Employees Were Charged For Parking Too See Also: ‘If You Call Someone Family.
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