Infosys Announces Salary Hikes, Plans to Hire 20,000 Freshers in FY27
Infosys plans to implement salary hikes in two phases, with most employees receiving raises in October and senior staff in January. The company aims to hire 20,000 freshers during the current financial year, having already onboarded over 4,000 in the first quarter. Despite a slight sequential decline of 532 employees, Infosys' year-on-year headcount increased by 4,274. The attrition rate rose marginally to 13% from 12.6%. Infosys also announced a leadership transition, naming Ashiss Kumar Dash as CEO-designate effective April 2027.
First-hand measurement across 7 sources
We measured how 7 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is neutral (60/100). Lens Score 38/100.
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AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (52–70/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
mint broke this story on 23 Jul, 11:38 am. Other outlets followed.