Infosys shifting 10% of its employees to internal projects

Bangalore: To make the most of a bad situation, Infosys Technologies Ltd is deploying about 10% of its 100,000 employees on internal projects. These would involve writing programming code for human resource systems, invoicing systems, inter-departmental communication systems and training curriculum, among others, and would utilize the skills of people who have about a year’s experience in the field. The more seasoned hands at India’s second largest software services firm by revenue will be...

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