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Infosys defers trainee assessments by a week, says its to give them time to prep: Report

Infosys Ltd has now postponed internal assessments of trainees by a week, news agency PTI reported. However, IT employee union Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate claimed that the postponement happened because of its intervention, "unwavering fight against unfair layoffs", as well as government action, the report read. “After Infosys initiated mass terminations at its Mysore campus, NITES escalated the matter to the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India,” the reprot quoted NITES as stating. “The ministry promptly directed the Karnataka State Labour Department to investigate and protect affected employees.” It added that around 800 employees on Tuesday were scheduled for an assessment, with results set for Wednesday. Infosys laid off more than 300 freshers from the engineering batch of 2022, were undergoing training at the IT giant's' Mysuru campus which also provides residential support.

Hindustan Times

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