Infosys Plans Salary Hikes Starting October and to Hire 20,000 Freshers in FY27
Infosys announced it will implement employee salary hikes in three phases, starting in October for most staff and continuing in January for senior employees. The company plans to hire 20,000 freshers during the current financial year, having already onboarded over 4,000 in the first quarter. Attrition rose slightly to 13%, while the workforce marginally declined to 328,062 employees by June 30. Infosys also reported a 14% year-on-year revenue increase and announced Ashiss Kumar Dash as its CEO-designate, set to assume the role in April 2027.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is positive (66/100). Lens Score 38/100.
Outlets measured: indiatoday, news18. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (62–70/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
news18 broke this story on 23 Jul, 12:05 pm. Other outlets followed.