H1-b Visa Infosys

In the article titled 'A US Hiring Plan Falls Short of Reform,' the New York Times said the US needs comprehensive reform of the H1-B process

Infosys had on May 3 announced it will hire 10,000 Americans in the next two years and open four new centres in the US as part of efforts to mitigate the impact of H1-B visa curbs.

Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said the government has taken up the H-1B visa issue with the US but it is not discussing the problems of individual IT companies.

The US has accused top Indian IT firms TCS and Infosys of unfairly cornering the lion's share of H-1B visas by putting extra tickets in the lottery system, which the Trump administration wants to replace with a more merit-based immigration policy.

TCS, Wipro, Infosys and Tech Mahindra shares continued to see selling pressure for the second day over H-1B visa concerns.

Indian companies including Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys and Wipro have long used H1-B skilled worker visas to fly computer engineers to the U.S., their largest overseas market, temporarily to service clients.

Anticipating a more protectionist US technology visa programme under a Donald Trump administration, India's $150 billion IT services sector will speed up acquisitions in the United States and recruit more heavily from college campuses there.

Infosys' strong earnings in the past few quarters has narrowed its gap with industry leader Tata Consultancy Services, which has been struggling with sluggish growth in select markets and industrial sectors.

The Labor Department is still investigating similar complaints by U.S. workers into Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., a second IT firm hired by Southern California Edison, and HCL Technologies.

With the US probing Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys for alleged visa rule violations, Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday said the government will intervene if the need arises.

As per a New York Times report, the US Department of Labour has opened the investigation against TCS and Infosys.

The Department of Labour has opened the investigation against Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys for "possible violations of rules for visas for foreign technology workers under contracts they held with an electric utility Southern California Edison," the New York Times said.

The IT stocks came under selling pressure in afternoon trades after the US government ordered probe against Infosys and TCS for possible violations of H1-B visa rules, according to a media report.

Amid calls for expanding the nation's so-called H-1B visa program, there is growing pushback from Americans who argue the program has been hijacked by staffing companies that import cheaper, lower-level workers to replace more expensive US employees - or keep them from getting hired in the first place.

Indian IT companies might soon be forced to allow annual audits by the US Department of Labour on the usage of H1-B work visas. A new draft proposal to push for tougher enforcement will be reintroduced by US Senator Charles Grassley before the senate in the wake of recent allegations of work visa misuse, sources told NDTV Profit.

In the article titled 'A US Hiring Plan Falls Short of Reform,' the New York Times said the US needs comprehensive reform of the H1-B process

Infosys had on May 3 announced it will hire 10,000 Americans in the next two years and open four new centres in the US as part of efforts to mitigate the impact of H1-B visa curbs.

Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said the government has taken up the H-1B visa issue with the US but it is not discussing the problems of individual IT companies.

The US has accused top Indian IT firms TCS and Infosys of unfairly cornering the lion's share of H-1B visas by putting extra tickets in the lottery system, which the Trump administration wants to replace with a more merit-based immigration policy.

TCS, Wipro, Infosys and Tech Mahindra shares continued to see selling pressure for the second day over H-1B visa concerns.

Indian companies including Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys and Wipro have long used H1-B skilled worker visas to fly computer engineers to the U.S., their largest overseas market, temporarily to service clients.

Anticipating a more protectionist US technology visa programme under a Donald Trump administration, India's $150 billion IT services sector will speed up acquisitions in the United States and recruit more heavily from college campuses there.

Infosys' strong earnings in the past few quarters has narrowed its gap with industry leader Tata Consultancy Services, which has been struggling with sluggish growth in select markets and industrial sectors.

The Labor Department is still investigating similar complaints by U.S. workers into Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., a second IT firm hired by Southern California Edison, and HCL Technologies.

With the US probing Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys for alleged visa rule violations, Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday said the government will intervene if the need arises.

As per a New York Times report, the US Department of Labour has opened the investigation against TCS and Infosys.

The Department of Labour has opened the investigation against Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys for "possible violations of rules for visas for foreign technology workers under contracts they held with an electric utility Southern California Edison," the New York Times said.

The IT stocks came under selling pressure in afternoon trades after the US government ordered probe against Infosys and TCS for possible violations of H1-B visa rules, according to a media report.

Amid calls for expanding the nation's so-called H-1B visa program, there is growing pushback from Americans who argue the program has been hijacked by staffing companies that import cheaper, lower-level workers to replace more expensive US employees - or keep them from getting hired in the first place.

Indian IT companies might soon be forced to allow annual audits by the US Department of Labour on the usage of H1-B work visas. A new draft proposal to push for tougher enforcement will be reintroduced by US Senator Charles Grassley before the senate in the wake of recent allegations of work visa misuse, sources told NDTV Profit.