HCLTech ended FY25 with a total headcount of 223,420, after adding 2,665 employees in the March quarter. However, this figure represents a reduction of 4,061 employees compared to the previous year. The company said it saw a reduction of headcount by 7,398 employees in the year on account of a divestiture.
The company saw a marginal decline in its attrition rate, which fell to 13% in Q4, down from 13.2% in the previous quarter. Despite this, the company has been proactive in its hiring strategy, bringing in 7,829 freshers over FY25, surpassing its reduced target of 7,000.
In terms of fresher hiring, the company plans to continue its quarterly hiring strategy. It aims to hire 2,000 employees each quarter, significantly more than in FY25, but it remains wary of the market conditions.
Ramachandran Sundararajan, chief people officer of HCLTech, stated, “We’re not trying to define an annual plan in the current climate, it’s a lot more prudent to make plans quarterly. Every quarter, we will continue to hire 2,000. And that overall, on an annual basis, would be significantly higher than what we did in FY25.”