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Hexaware recalls 90% of benched employees

Hexaware Technologies has recalled 90 per cent of its benched employees for active work as it gears up for a revival in the information technology (IT) space. The move follows a ramp-up in business from the company’s existing customers.

“Over the past couple of months, we have seen renewed interest from our present customers in various sectors. Hence, we decided to get our people off the bench,” said Moorthi Chokkanathan, executive vice-president & global head - enterprise solutions.

Hexaware, a mid-cap IT and business process outsourcing services and consulting firm, had announced the formation of a ‘virtual bench’ of 350 employees in March this year, to control costs and raise utilisation rates. The remaining 10 per cent of employees, who are still on the bench, are being put through what Chok kanathan calls a ‘cross-tra in ing programme’. Through the programme, the company is working on enhancing the skill sets of the employees in order to make them fit for various job needs.

“Moreover, we are hiring at an average of 50 to 60 new people every month to keep up with our manpower requirements,” Chokkana than claimed. The company said it is also inducting 115 fresh employees, which it has recruited from various college campuses.

Hexaware, which has a strong presence in the enterprise resource planning (ERP) segment, is planning to unveil its ERP shared services support, a new 24x7 service offering, this week. The new service would help its clients bring down their IT management costs by 20-30 per cent, the company claims.

“Over the past year or so, we have realised that several companies are looking for more while wanting to pay less, due to the depressed market conditions. This ser vice is a response to those clients’ needs,” Chokkanathan said.

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