Covid-19: Cognizant to give 25% extra pay to two-thirds of India workforce
In a bid to help its employees during Covid-19 lockout, Cognizant has
announced an additional payment of 25 per cent of the base pay for April for
employees up to associate level in India and the Philippines. The company said
it will be reviewing this approach monthly.
This applies to more than two-thirds
of the India workforce.
The company has allowed work from home
for the majority of its offshore teams to ensure employee health and safety,
and to maintain continuity of service for clients, while safeguarding their
data and protecting access to their systems. The WFH measures include
provisioning new laptops and encrypting desktops and moving them to associates'
homes, enabling the use of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), providing additional
bandwidth connectivity and air cards — all with the appropriate client
permissions and security protocols, said the company.
Cognizant, like all global companies,
is also experiencing the effects of this public health emergency on both the
demand and fulfillment sides of the business, from London to Mumbai to Manila
and New York, said the IT major.
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