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HCL Tech celebrates $10-bn revenue with `700-cr bonus to staff

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New Delhi, Feb. 8: HCL Technologi­es on Monday announced a special onetime bonus worth over Rs 700 crore for its employees, as the IT giant marked the $10-billion (about Rs 72,800 crore) revenue milestone.

The special bonus will be paid to employees this month—amounting to nearly $90 million-plus payroll taxes in some countries, the impact of which is excluded from FY21 Ebit (earnings before interest and taxes) guidance provided by the company last month, HCL Tech said in a statement.

HCL Tech said it is "issuing a one-time special bonus to employees around the world" worth over Rs 700 crore in recognitio­n of its recent milestone of crossing the $10billion mark in revenue for 2020.

"In celebratio­n and gratitude all employees with one year of service or greater will receive a bonus, the equivalent of ten days' salary," the statement said.

Despite an unrelentin­g pandemic, each and every member of HCL family demonstrat­ed strong commitment and passion, contributi­ng to the growth of the organisati­on, HCL Technologi­es' chief human resources officer Apparao V. V. said.

"The $10 billion revenue milestone is a testament of our remarkable resilience as an organisati­on and the entreprene­urial spirit of our 1,59,000 plus employees," Apparao added.

HCL Tech said achieving this historic milestone in technology, business and engineerin­g services and software, in just 20 years since its IPO, reflects efforts and consistent achievemen­ts of employees, deep relationsh­ips with leading companies across industries and a strong network of partners and stakeholde­rs.

The IT services company had posted a 31.1 per cent rise in its December quarter net profit at Rs 3,982 crore, riding on strong momentum in its digital, products and platform segments. It had exuded confidence of clocking further accelerati­on in bookings coming quarters.

HCL Tech's revenue grew 6.4 per cent to Rs 19,302 crore in the December quarter from Rs 18,135 crore in the yearago period, as per US GAAP. The company had recorded revenue growth at 3.5 per cent quarter-onquarter in constant currency.

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Tampa (USA), Feb. 8: Tom Brady refused to rank his record seventh Super Bowl crown on Sunday after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ stunning upset of the Kansas City Chiefs.

The 43-year-old Buccaneers quarterbac­k confounded the odds once more by leading Tampa Bay to a 31-9 victory less than a year after ending his two-decade career with the New England Patriots.

The win, which came 19 years after Brady’s first Super Bowl triumph with the Patriots in 2002, has been hailed as the quarterbac­k’s greatest achievemen­t. But Brady was merely content to look back on what he called an “amazing” season.

“They’re all special in their own way,” Brady said of his Super Bowl wins.

“It’s been an amazing year. Just really proud of all the guys, all the coaches, the effort we put in. We knew we were playing a great football team tonight and we got the job done. If you get this far you’ve got to get the job done,” he added.

The Bucs’ victory capped a remarkable run through the playoffs which saw the team account for three of the game’s greatest quarterbac­ks in consecutiv­e games.

 ?? — AP ?? Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterbac­k Tom Brady kisses wife and supermodel Gisele Bundchen after defeating the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL Super Bowl 55 football game in Tampa, USA, on Sunday. The Buccaneers beat the Chiefs 31-9 to win the Super Bowl.
— AP Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterbac­k Tom Brady kisses wife and supermodel Gisele Bundchen after defeating the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL Super Bowl 55 football game in Tampa, USA, on Sunday. The Buccaneers beat the Chiefs 31-9 to win the Super Bowl.

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