Due to Global Recession Even Infosys Ltd has again deferred the Joining dates of about half of the 35,000 employees Mostly from different Campuses.

The Bangalore-based IT major was expected to recruit about 35,000 employees, including 26,000 from campuses across various cities,

Will now recruit 17,000 in the first half of next fiscal


Infosys Ltd has again deferred the joining dates of about half of the 35,000 employees it planned to recruit this fiscal because of a continued run of sluggish growth.

CAMPUS RECRUITS

Last month, the IT major said that it would defer hiring of 17,000 new recruits by three months, but even this looks unlikely now.

It now plans to defer recruitment of 17,000 to the first half of next fiscal (2013-14). This will also affect the prospects of 6,000 campus recruits who will now be recruited during FY14.

The Bangalore-based IT major was expected to recruit about 35,000 employees, including 26,000 from campuses across various cities, this fiscal (2012-13). But the FY13 gross hiring could fall short of the guidance that they had given out in the first quarter this fiscal. Among fresh hires, the number will now be reduced to 20,000. However, onsite hiring will continue to be maintained at about 2,000.

As Infosys has slipped into the silent period ahead of its third-quarter results on January 11, its spokesperson referred to an announcement from the company in November this year which stated that there are no plans to reduce the total number of recruitments, though a part of the recruitments will be deferred by three months to January this fiscal.

An analyst with Axis Capital said the December quarter for Infosys will be muted. “The September quarter saw strong momentum in large deals and volume growth. However, momentum has not sustained in Q3 impacting new deal visibility,” the analyst, Priya Rohira, Executive Director, IT & Telecom, wrote in a note. Hence, hiring dates of campus recruits will be deferred, the analyst said.

Analysts with IDFC said for the company, supply of talent is not an issue, given the sluggish volume growth across the industry. However, improving utilisation from the current 72 per cent, excluding BPO employees and trainees, to a level of 76-80 per cent, remains a priority for the management.

“We believe the company would also take a relook at visibility, and a downward revision of organic growth guidance cannot be ruled out,” the IDFC analysts said.

An analyst with Tata Securities said they expect the company to miss its EBITDA margin guidance, given the pressure on revenue growth. He also said that in case the US fiscal cliff event happens, there is likelihood of clients delaying their calendar year 13 budget cycle or deferring their spending till clarity emerges.

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Never run out of Airspeed, Altitude and Ideas at the same time"

T'was thenight before Christmas, and out on the ramp,
Not an Airplane was stirring, not even a Champ.
The Aircraft were fastened to tie downs with care,
In hopes that -- come morning -- they all would be there.

The fuel trucks were nestled, all snug in their spots,
With gusts from two-forty at 39 knots.
I slumped at the fuel desk, now finally caught up,
And settled down comfortably, resting my butt.

When the radio lit up with noise and with chatter,
I turned up the scanner to see what was the matter.
A voice clearly heard over static and snow,
Called for clearance to land at the Airport below.

He barked his transmission so lively and quick,
I'd have sworn that the call sign he used was "St. Nick."
I ran to the panel to turn up the lights,
The better to welcome this magical Flight.

He called his position, no room for denial,
"St. Nicholas One, turnin' left onto final."
And what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a Rutan-built sleigh, with eight Rotax Reindeer!

With vectors to final, down the glideslope he came,
As he passed all fixes, he called them by name:
"Now Ringo! Now Tolga! Now Trini and Bacun!
On Comet! On Cupid!" What pills was he takin'?

While controllers were sittin', and scratchin' their heads,
They phoned to my office, and I heard it with dread,
The message they left was both urgent and dour:
"When Santa pulls in, have him please call the tower."

He landed like silk, with the sled runners sparking,
Then I heard, "Left at Charlie," and "Taxi to parking."
He slowed to a taxi, turned off of three-oh,
And stopped on the ramp with a "Ho, ho-ho-ho..."

He stepped out of the sleigh, but before he could talk,
I ran out to meet him with my best set of chocks.
His red helmet and goggles were covered with frost,
And his beard was all blackened from Reindeer exhaust.

His breath smelled like peppermint, gone slightly stale,
And he puffed on a pipe, but he didn't inhale.
His cheeks were all rosy and jiggled like jelly,
His boots were as black as a cropduster's belly.

He was chubby and plump, in his suit of bright red,
And he asked me to "fill it, with hundred low-lead."
He came dashing in from the snow-covered pump,
I knew he was anxious for drainin' the sump.

I spoke not a word, but went straight to my work,
And I filled up the sleigh, but I spilled like a jerk.
He came out of the restroom, and sighed in relief,
Then he picked up a phone for a Flight Service brief.

And I thought as he silently scribed in his log,
These reindeer could land in an eighth-mile fog.
He completed his pre-flight, from the front to the rear,
Then he put on his headset, and I heard him yell, "Clear!"

And laying a finger on his push-to-talk,
He called up the tower for clearance and squawk.
"Take taxiway Charlie, the southbound direction,
Turn right three-two-zero at Pilot's discretion"

He sped down the runway, the bestof the best,
"Your traffic's a Grumman, inbound from the west."
Then I heard him proclaim, as he climbed through the night,

"MerryChristmas to all! I have traffic in sight."

"Never run out of Airspeed, Altitude and Ideas at the same time"

A Good Pilot is Always Learning

After Global Recession, More Young Adults Are Living on Street in Canada, UK and USA

Duane Taylor was studying the humanities in community college and living in his own place when he lost his job in a round of layoffs. Then he found, and lost, a second job. And a third.

Now, with what he calls "lowered standards" and a tenuous new position at a Jack in the Box restaurant, Mr. Taylor, 24, does not make enough to rent an apartment or share one. He sleeps on a mat in a homeless shelter, except when his sister lets him crash on her couch.

"At any time I could lose my job, my security," said Mr. Taylor, explaining how he was always the last hired and the first fired. "I'd like to be able to support myself. That's my only goal."

Across the country, tens of thousands of underemployed and jobless young people, many with college credits or work histories, are struggling to house themselves in the wake of the recession, which has left workers between the ages of 18 and 24 with the highest unemployment rate of all adults.

Those who can move back home with their parents — the so-called boomerang set — are the lucky ones. But that is not an option for those whose families have been hit hard by the economy, including Mr. Taylor, whose mother is barely scraping by while working in a laundromat. Without a stable home address, they are an elusive group that mostly couch surfs or sleeps hidden away in cars or other private places, hoping to avoid the lasting stigma of public homelessness during what they hope will be a temporary predicament.

These young adults are the new face of a national homeless population, one that poverty experts and case workers say is growing. Yet the problem is mostly invisible. Most cities and states, focusing on homeless families, have not made special efforts to identify young adults, who tend to shy away from ordinary shelters out of fear of being victimized by an older, chronically homeless population. The unemployment rate and the number of young adults who cannot afford college "point to the fact there is a dramatic increase in homelessness" in that age group, said Barbara Poppe, the executive director of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness.

The Obama administration has begun an initiative with nine communities, most of them big cities, to seek out those between 18 and 24 who are without a consistent home address. New York, Houston, Los Angeles, Cleveland and Boston are among the cities included in the effort.

"One of our first approaches is getting a more confident estimate," said Ms. Poppe, whose agency is coordinating the initiative.

Those who provide services to the poor in many cities say the economic recovery has not relieved the problem. "Years ago, you didn't see what looked like people of college age sitting and waiting to talk to a crisis worker because they are homeless on the street," said Andrae Bailey, the executive director of the Community Food and Outreach Center, one of the largest charitable organizations in Florida. "Now that's a normal thing."

Los Angeles first attempted a count of young adults living on the street in 2011. It found 3,600, but the city had shelter capacity for only 17 percent of them.

"The rest are left to their own devices," said Michael Arnold, the executive director of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. "And when you start adding in those who are couch surfing and staying with friends, that number increases exponentially."

Boston also attempted counts in 2010 and 2011. The homeless young adult population seeking shelter grew 3 percentage points to 12 percent of the 6,000 homeless people served over that period.

"It's a significant enough jump to know that it's also just the tip of the iceberg," said Jim Greene, director of emergency shelters for the Boston Public Health Commission.

In Washington, Lance Fuller, a 26-year-old with a degree in journalism, spent the end of last month packing up a one-bedroom apartment he can no longer afford after being laid off. Mr. Fuller said he had been unable to keep a job for more than eight months since graduating from the University of Florida in 2010.

"Thankfully, I have a girlfriend who is willing to let me stay with her until I get back on my feet again," said Mr. Fuller, who writes a blog, Voices of a Lost Generation. "It's really hard for people in my generation not to feel completely defeated by this economy."

Mr. Taylor, the fast-food worker in Seattle, said he felt lucky when he could find a coveted space at Roots, a shelter for young adults in a church basement. Such shelters are rare.

For generations, services for the homeless were directed to two groups: dependent children and older people. There was scant attention focused on what experts now call "transitional age youth" — young adults whose needs are distinct.

"I see them coming back day after day, more defeated, more tired out, wondering, 'When will it be my turn?' " said Kristine Cunningham, executive director of Roots. "And it's heartbreaking. This is the age when you want to show the world you have value."

They need more than just clean clothes and shelter to move into a secure adulthood, experts say. "They want a way out," said Ms. Poppe, whose agency is also gathering evidence on what kinds of programs and outreach work best. "They want an opportunity to develop skills so they are marketable in the long term."

"A more individualized approach seems to work," she added.

But two obstacles stand in the way: young adults, eager for independence, are reluctant to admit that they need help and housing. And shelters designed with young adults in mind — those with career and trauma counseling, and education and training programs — are usually small.

Roots holds only 35 people, and a nightly lottery decides who gets a spot, which includes meals, laundry services and counseling. It is expanding to 45 beds.

Anna Wiley, 20, and her boyfriend, Bobby Jollineau, 24, spent several nights at Roots two weeks ago, but were unable to get in one night in November. "We ended up sleeping outside," Mr. Jollineau said. "I have a sleeping pad and a really warm sleeping bag. There's a couple of nooks and crannies that are safe around here, but you have to be careful. It can make for a rough night."

Asked whether she could go to her parents' home, Ms. Wiley said that her father is unemployed and that her mother works in a deli, making about as little as she does.

"I don't like relying on other people too much, anyway," she said.

Across town, Roman Tano, 20, woke up recently at YouthCare's James W. Ray Orion Center, another shelter for young adults that offers training programs. In October, its capacity grew to 20 beds from 15.

Two months ago, Mr. Tano gave up an apartment in his native Dallas after losing his job. He sold his Toyota and sought opportunities in the Pacific Northwest.

He rented a room and set out with his rsum (expertise: fund-raising). But when his $2,000 in savings withered to nothing, "I ended up sleeping on the street for the first time in my life," he said. "I just kind of had to walk around and try to stay warm."

Mr. Tano found the YouthCare shelter online, and has been staying there for a month. He has a new job as a canvasser for an environmental organization.

"Coming into it, I was, like, completely out of my element," he said of YouthCare. "But in the time I've been here, it's a pretty diverse group of people. There are a lot of people just trying to work to get out of this."

"After I get my paycheck," he said brightly, "I should be on my way."

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Dallas Cowboy Josh Brent has bail reduced to $100,000, is prohibited from drinking alcohol

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Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Josh Brent was driving without a valid license this month when he drove drunk and crashed his car, killing his teammate and best friend, Jerry Brown Jr., authorities say.

That information emerged Tuesday during a hearing in which Brent’s bail was reduced from $500,000 to $100,000.

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All Big Bosses of Kingfisher Plc (KGF) leaving Kingfisher Executive Sutherland Steps Down to Run Co-Op

Kingfisher Plc (KGF)’s Chief Operating Officer Euan Sutherland, regarded by analysts as a possible successor to Chief Executive Officer Ian Cheshire, is leaving the U.K. retailer to run the Co-Operative Group Ltd.
The departure of the 43-year-old, who joined the London- based company in 2008 as head of the B&Q home-improvement chain, “will be a disappointment to investors,” Jamie Merriman, an analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein in London, said in a note today.
Sutherland was named COO in February and only joined the main board of the retailer in October. He will remain in his current role until March 2013 to allow an “extensive handover” of responsibilities, Kingfisher said today in a statement.
Sutherland was “viewed as a credible successor to Ian Cheshire,” Freddie George, an analyst at Seymour Pierce in London, said by e-mail. “He was, in our view, a major contributory factor in the recovery of the U.K. business over the last five years and more latterly was responsible for the company’s key self-help initiatives.”
Kingfisher shares fell as much as 0.9 percent in London and were little changed at 276.8 pence as of 8:20 a.m.
Cheshire praised the contribution of Sutherland in almost five years at the company. The executive “played an important role in the successful development of the group,” he said.
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Kingfisher “has great strength and depth in its management, and I will personally be involved in the transition as Euan’s responsibilities are handed over,” the CEO said.
Kingfisher is among consumer-goods companies that have been squeezed as challenging markets in the U.K. and mainland Europe reduce sales. It reported a decline in third-quarter profit Nov. 29 as earnings fell in France, where it operates Castorama and Brico Depot home-improvement stores, as house building slowed.
Sutherland, who has been a non-executive director of mutually owned retailer Co-Op’s food business for two years, “brings with him considerable experience of the strategic leadership needed in complex customer-facing businesses, across a variety of retail sectors,” Len Wardle, chairman of the Co- Operative Group, said in a separate statement.
“I am very pleased to be given the opportunity to lead the organization at this important time,” Sutherland said in Co- Op’s statement. “The challenge is to build upon the success that has been achieved in recent years.”
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