US-headquartered IT firm Cognizant Technology Solutions is looking to pay an additional 25% of base pay to some of its employees in India and the Philippines as a major chunk of its offshore workforce is working remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic.
As the world battles coronavirus pandemic, different companies are trying in their own way to contribute. Other than contributing towards the government efforts, some companies are also trying to keep their work-force motivated by offering a little extra. Companies like Amazon, which run essential services, have offered their employees a little extra while many governments have increased the salaries of doctors, nurses, and healthcare workers.
Cognizant has a total of 203,700 employees in India. It is not clear how many of these employees will get extra pay in April.
In an email sent to his employees, Cognizant CEO Brian Humphries said, “We are all dealing with a crisis that brings new challenges every day. Even with all of the preparation and foresight … it’s hard to imagine that we or anyone could have developed a playbook to anticipate the full impact of COVID-19.”
“Yet despite this turbulence, which affects both you and your families, you have risen to the challenge of serving our clients. I appreciate that many of you are working extremely long days, weekends included. Some of you have given over virtually all of your personal time to helping clients and colleagues,” he added.
The pay hike is a company’s token of gratitude for its employees who are effortlessly working amidst the ongoing pandemic. Humphries in an email to its employees that the extra pay will be processed with the April paycheck.
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