RefNo:32115933
23-Jan-2025
Yogesh Lingam Lnu
Dear Yogesh Lingam,
We have greatly enjoyed our recent discussions with you and are pleased to offer you the role of Process
Executive - Data with Cognizant Technology Solutions India Private Limited ("Cognizant").
Your place of posting will be Coimbatore.
Your annual total compensation will be INR 213,708. Please see Compensation and Benefits for
additional details on your compensation.Cognizant has considered 0 months of your experience as
relevant in this offer, which will be kept up-to-date in our records.
You will be on probation for a period of 12 months from your date of joining. Your probation period
includes your training program as applicable post joining as a full-time employee.
Your appointment will be governed by the terms and conditions of employment presented in Employment
Agreement, as well as any rules, regulations and practices currently in place at the time of employment.
We request that you join us on or before 015-Jun-2025. Please
note:
• This offer is subject to satisfactory professional reference checks
• This offer is valid upto 03-Feb-2025. Any extension shall be at the discretion of Cognizant and shall be
communicated to you in writing
• Prior to beginning work with Cognizant,you must provide evidence of your right to work in India and
other documentation requested by Cognizant
We are delighted to welcome you to the team! You are joining Cognizant at an exciting time, and we
know your fresh thinking and expertise will help us accomplish great things.
If you have any further questions or need clarification on this offer,please feel free to contact us. Best
regards,
For Cognizant Technology Solutions India PrivateLimited ("Cognizant"),
ShibuBalakrishnan
AVP – HR
I have read the offer, understood and accept the above mentioned terms and conditions.
Signature: Date:
CognizantTechnologySolutionsIndiaPrivateLimited,GroundFloor,SDB-1,PlotNoH-4,SIPCOTIT PARK, Padur
Post, Siruseri, Chengalpattu District - 603103, Tamil Nadu, India.
Compensation and Benefits
Sl. No. Description Monthly Yearly
1 Basic 6500 78,000
2 HRA 2600 31,200
3 Company's contribution of PF # 1415 16,980
4 Advance Statutory Bonus*** 2000 24,000
5 Special Allowance* 4841 58,092
Company'sContributionofESI@3.25%ofMonthlyGross minus
6 453 5,436
statutory exclusions
Annual Gross Compensation 213,708
Annual Total Compensation 213,708
Company'scontributiontowardsbenefits(Medical,Accident and Life
19,500
Insurance)
Annual Total Remuneration 233,208
As anassociateyouareentitledto the followingadditionalbenefits:
• Floatingmedicalinsurancecoverage
• Round-the-clockgrouppersonalaccidentinsurancecoverage
• Groupterm lifeinsurancecoverage
• Employees'compensationinsurancebenefitas perthe Employee'sCompensationAct
• Gratuityonseparationafterfour(4)yearsand240calendardaysofcontinuousservice, payable as per
the Payment of Gratuity Act
Leaveand vacation:
• Fromyourdateofjoining,youwillbeentitledtothefollowingleaveamountsasperyour eligibility in line with
statutory requirements. Leaves require manager approval in advance.
Categoryof Leave
• EarnedLeave– 18days
• Sick Leave– 12days
• CasualLeave– 6 days
• Fromdateofjoining,womenassociateswillbeentitledtomaternityleavebasedoneligibilityas specified in the
Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act
• In addition to the above, as per Cognizant policy, you are eligible for child adoption leave and paternity
leave by adhering to the conditions as specified in the India Leave Policy.
# Provident Fund Wages:
CognizantTechnologySolutionsIndiaPrivateLimited,GroundFloor,SDB-1,PlotNoH-4,SIPCOTIT PARK, Padur
Post, Siruseri, Chengalpattu District - 603103, Tamil Nadu, India.
For the purpose of computing contributions to the Provident Fund, Pension Fund and EDLI Scheme,
"Monthly Gross Salary" as stated in "Compensation and Benefits" of this letter,
excluding"AdvanceStatutoryBonus"and"HouseRentAllowance,"willbeconsidered.Thisdoes not include
payments made through "Special Payout.
Determination of PF wages for the purpose of contribution: PF contribution shall be payable on the earned
PF wages or PF wages as per this letter, whichever is lesser as per the provisions of Employees Provident
Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 and Employees' Provident Funds Scheme, 1952, as
amended from time to time.
Employee StateInsurance (ESI):
Eligible Wages Eligibility for ESI shall be decided by deducting the Advanced Statutory Bonus, Employer
PF and ESI contribution from the monthly Gross Compensation (AGC/12) as stated in Compensation and
Benefits of this letter.
Earned ESI Wages: Monthly ESI contribution will be computed on total remuneration paid to an associate
in a particular month, including any recurring (or) ad hoc special payouts during the month.
ESI contribution shall continue until the end of the contribution period (April – September and October –
March), if the associate contributes for at least one month in the contribution period. Applicability of the
ESI scheme as described above is subject to the provisions laid under the provisionsof The
Employees'State InsuranceAct (ESI Act),1948, as amendedfrom time to time.
* Flexible Benefit Plan:
Your compensation has been structured to ensure that you can apportion components of your salary to suit
your individual preferences. This plan will enable you to
1. Choosefrom anarrayof allowanceor benefits
2. Redefineyoursalarystructure withinprescribedguidelines
3. Optimizeyourearnings
#*AdvanceStatutory Bonusis inlinewiththe provisionsof the Paymentof BonusAct
Note:
• Any statutory revision of Provident Fund/ESI contribution or any other similar statutory benefits will
result in a change in the net take-home salary. The Annual Gross Compensation will remain the same
• Cognizant has made this offer in good faith after expending significant time and resources during the
hiring process. We hope you will join us, but recognize your right to pursue another path. Your formal
commitment to joining us forms the basis of further planning and client communication at Cognizant. If
you decide not to join us after signing the offer letter, Cognizant reserves the right not to consider you for
future career opportunities with the company. We look forward to welcoming you to Cognizant
Employment Agreement– Cognizant Technology Solutions India PrivateLimited
This EmploymentAgreement("Agreement")is madeeffective as of 23-Jan-2025between:
Cognizant Technology Solutions India Private Limited, a company incorporated under the Companies
Act, 1956 with its registered office at Ground Floor, SDB-1, Plot No: H-4, SIPCOT IT PARK, Padur Post,
Siruseri, Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu, India. 603103; (hereinafter
referredtoas"Company"or"Cognizant,"whichshall,unlesscountertothecontextormeaning
CognizantTechnologySolutionsIndiaPrivateLimited,GroundFloor,SDB-1,PlotNoH-4,SIPCOTIT PARK, Padur
Post, Siruseri, Chengalpattu District - 603103, Tamil Nadu, India.
thereof,bedeemedtomeanandincludeitssuccessorsandassigns)oftheONEPART; AND
Yogesh Lingam Lnu, (Age) ,residing at
(hereinafter referred to as "you," "your" or
"yourself,"whichshall,unlesscountertothecontextormeaningthereof,bedeemedtomeanand include his/her
heirs, executors and administrators) of the OTHER PART.
The Company and you are, wherever the context so requires, hereinafter collectively referred to as the
"Parties" and individually as "Party."
RECITAL:
WHEREAS, you desire to be employed by the Company and the Company has made an
employmentoffer("EmploymentOfferLetter")toyouandinpursuancethereofdesirestoemploy you on the
terms and conditions set forth below.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, covenants and conditions set forth herein,
the Parties hereto mutually agree to the below mentioned terms and conditions governing your employment
with Cognizant:
1. Duties and Responsibilities
a) You agree that at all times during your employment with Cognizant, you will faithfully, industriously,
and to the best of your skill, ability, experience and talent, perform any and all of the duties required of
your position. In carrying out these duties and responsibilities, you shall comply with all policies,
procedures, rules and regulations, both written and oral, as are announced or implemented by the
Company from time to time, and shall honor and comply with all rules and statutory requirements under
applicable law as amended from time to time, in letter and spirit.
b) Your unprofessional behavior or misconduct in violation of Cognizant's Code of Business Ethics
and/or other organizational policies shall entitle the Company to take appropriate disciplinary action(s)
including termination of your employment.
c) You shall, at all times, maintain satisfactory performance and upskill yourself in accordance with the
business requirementsof the Company. Unsatisfactory or poor performance shall entitle Company to take
appropriate disciplinary action(s) including termination of your employment.
2. Placeof Employment
You will be employed at any one of Cognizant's offices as per business requirements. The
Companyreservestherighttotransferyouonatemporaryorpermanentbasistotheotheroffice
locations,functionsordepartmentswithintheCompanyand/orotheraffiliatedentitiesandassign such other
duties as may be deemed fit in the interest of the Company. The Company also reserves the right to require
you to work remotely from time to time as per business needs or government mandate.
3. No AlternateEmployment, No Conflict, Etc.
During your employment with the Company, you shall not, without the Company's prior written consent,
directly or indirectly employ or engage with any other person, business or entity, whether or not for any
gain or profit, irrespective of whether it is during or outside your hours of work in the Company.
Additionally, you are not allowed to undertake any other gainful employment, engagement, business,
assume any public office or private office, honorary or
remunerativeposition,withoutpriorwrittenpermissionoftheCompany.Duringyouremployment
CognizantTechnologySolutionsIndiaPrivateLimited,GroundFloor,SDB-1,PlotNoH-4,SIPCOTIT PARK, Padur
Post, Siruseri, Chengalpattu District - 603103, Tamil Nadu, India.
with the Company, you shall not directly or indirectly engage in any conduct in conflict with or averse to
the best interests of the Company, as determined by the Company at its sole discretion. In addition, you
shall not disclose, divulge or bring on to Cognizant's systems or
offices,yourprioremployer'sand/ortheirclients'proprietaryorconfidentialinformation,orviolate any
agreement or obligations that you have with them.
4. Confidentiality
a) DuringthecourseofyouremploymentwiththeCompany,youshallhaveaccesstoinformation and/or
documents of the Company, its affiliates, its clients or certain third parties (with which the
Companyhasanydealings),whichareprivate,businesssensitive,confidentialand/orproprietary (together,
"Confidential Information"). You are obliged to keep this Confidential Information as secret and must not,
without prior and specific written permission from the Company, discloseany such information, received
from whatever source and however you may learn it, to any person or third party.
b) Any breach of your confidentiality obligations as specified above may be a cause for termination of
your employment with the Company, besides the Company's entitlement to initiate legal action against you
for such a breach. The obligations imposed upon you under this clause 4 will survive even after cessation
of your employment with the Company.
c) You shall not take copies of any Confidential Information for your own purposes without prior
permission of the Company and forthwith upon termination of your employment with the Company, you
shall return to the Company all such copies of Confidential Information including but not limited to
documents, records and accounts in any form (including electronic, mechanical, photographic & optical
recording) relating to matters concerning the business or dealings or affairs of the Company.
d) Youshallnot,duringyouremploymentwiththeCompanyandatalltimesthereafter,doorsay anything that may
cause direct or indirect damage to the business of the Company, its affiliates or their clients.
e) You shall be governed by Cognizant's Social Media Policy and shall, at all times, refrain from posting
potentially malicious, libelous, obscene, political, anti-social, abusive, and threatening messages or
disparaging clients, associates, competitors, suppliers or any third parties.
f) You will not make any false, defamatory or disparaging statements about Cognizant, its clients, or any
other employees or directors, irrespective of whether any such statements are likely to cause damage to any
such entity or person.
g) The Company reserves the right to require you to sign confidentiality and non-disclosure
agreementswithanyclientsonwhoseprojectyouarebeingassignedonbehalfof the Company.
5. DataProtection
By signingbelow,
a) you hereby provide your consent to Cognizant, its affiliates and their clients for the holding and
processing of your personal data for all purposes of the administration and management of your
employment and/or the Company's business,
b) you hereby provide your consent to your personal data including any sensitive personal data or
information being collected and the same being transferred, stored and/or processed by Cognizant in India
and any other countries where Cognizant, its affiliates and their clients have offices,
c) you agree that Cognizant and its affiliates may make such data available to its advisors, service
providers, other agencies such as pension providers, medical, insurance providers, payroll administrators,
background verification agencies and regulatory authorities,
d) you have the right to amend, modify or alter your personal information. The Company will exercise all
reasonable diligence for safeguarding your personal information, as has been disclosed by you. It is
clarified that the obligation will not be applicable in case of legally required disclosures, and
CognizantTechnologySolutionsIndiaPrivateLimited,GroundFloor,SDB-1,PlotNoH-4,SIPCOTIT PARK, Padur
Post, Siruseri, Chengalpattu District - 603103, Tamil Nadu, India.
e) you acknowledge and agree that the Company may, in the course of its business, be required to disclose
personal data relating to you, after the end of your employment to any group/statutory bodies/authorities as
required under applicable law/requirements.
6. Work Schedule
a) The Company's normal working hours shall typically comprise of nine (9) hours per day,
exclusiveofanyapplicablebreak,subjecttothelimitofdailyworkinghours,asprescribedbythe applicable laws.
The Company may require you to work for extended working hours/days including weekends, depending
on the project requirements, business exigencies and/or for conscientious and complete performance of
your duties and responsibilities towards the Company, subject to the limit of working hours as prescribed
by the applicable laws. Any changes made to the Company's working hours shall be communicated to you.
b) The Company may, at its discretion, vary the normal working hours or days for any employee or class
of employees or for all the employees based on project requirements, Company policies and prevailing
laws, as may be applicable from time to time/in accordance with any applicable lawscurrently in place.
Any changesto be made to the abovework timing or days shallbe made by the Company at its sole
discretion and notified to you in advance.
c) The Company may also require you to work on a shift basis. The shifts may be scheduled across 24
hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year. Shift timing may change from time to time as per any
Company policy, and will be communicated to you in advance.
d) Your working hours shall be monitored by the Company through appropriate systems and processes, as
updated from time to time. You are expected to comply with these processes and policies at all times.
7. Background Check
Your employment with Cognizant is conditional and subject to satisfactory background and reference
checks in line with Company policy. An independent agency may conduct internal and external
background checks, for which you provide your consent. The Company's offer of employment and/or
continued employment is subject to a satisfactory background verification report.
The Company shall be entitled to withdraw its employment offer if the background verification checks
reveal unfavorable results at any time. Similarly, if your background verification report is found to be
unfavorable or unsuccessful after you join the Company, the Company reserves the right to terminate your
employment.
8. Compliance with Company Policies
As a condition of employment with the Company and as part of your joining formalities, you are required
to comply or execute the following Company agreement and attest your understanding and adherence to
following Company policies:
i. IP AssignmentAgreement
ii. Codeof BusinessEthics
iii. AcceptableUsePolicyandSocialMediaPolicy
iv. DressCodePolicy
Additionally,youwillbegovernedbyotherapplicableCompanyrules,processes,proceduresand policies as may
be drafted, enforced, amended and/or altered from time to time and that are not specifically mentioned in
this Agreement. The applicable rules/processes/procedures/policies are available on the Company's intranet
and you are expected to go through them carefully as a condition of your employment. For any clarification
in relation to applicable policies, guidelines or processes, please reach out to your HR talent manager. It is
your responsibility stay informed of
CognizantTechnologySolutionsIndiaPrivateLimited,GroundFloor,SDB-1,PlotNoH-4,SIPCOTIT PARK, Padur
Post, Siruseri, Chengalpattu District - 603103, Tamil Nadu, India.
any and all changes made by the Company to such policies from time to time. If at any time during your
employment with the Company, you are found in violation of any applicable rules, processes, procedures
or policies of the Company, the Company reserves the right to take disciplinary action against you,
including termination your employment without notice period.
9. Non-Competeand Non-Solicit Restrictions
During the term of your employment with Cognizant and until two (2) years after the
terminationofsuchemployment,youwillnotdirectlyorindirectly,eitherasanindividualonyourownaccount or as
a partner, employee, consultant, advisor, agent, contractor, director, trustee, committee member, office
bearer, or shareholder (or in a similar capacity or function), (a) solicit, attempt to solicit, contact or
otherwise encourage any employee to leave the Company's employment, (b) solicit business from
competitor(s) or client(s) of the Company or (c) be employed or engaged with any competitor(s), or (d) be
employed or engaged with any client(s) of the Company with
whomyouhaveinteractedorworkedinaprofessionalcapacityrepresentingtheCompanyduring the six (6)
months preceding the date of termination of your employment.
10. Representationsand Warranties
By signingbelow,
a. youwarrantthatyouremploymentwiththeCompanydoesnotandwillnotviolateorotherwise conflict with any
agreement (oral or otherwise) to which you are or have been a party and that you possess all the requisite
permits, work visas and clearances to be able to lawfully and rightfully employed in India with the
Company under the terms of this Agreement;
b. you warrant that you have satisfactorily completed all of your obligations under any employment
contract or other contract or agreement with any company(ies), person(s) or entity (ies) that previously
employed or contracted with you and that any previous employment contract and/or relationships have
terminated and/or expired prior to the effective start date of your employment at the Company and you
have all the requisite power and authority, and do not require the consent of any third party to be employed
with the Company;
c. you represent and warrant that you shall not bring into Company premises or systems (or use in any
manner) any third-party documents (regardless of media) or materials (including but not limited to
proprietary information or trade secrets), or any such documents or materials of your previous employer,
without written permissions/approvals from such previous employer or third parties; and
d. yourepresentthatunlessauthorizedbytheCompanyinwriting,youshallnotsignanycontract or agreement that
binds the Company or creates any obligation (financial or otherwise) upon the Company.
11. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its affiliates from and against any and all
direct or indirect losses or damages, injury or liability for a claim of damage, loss or injury to person or
property, suffered or sustained by Company and its affiliates which is attributable to you, resulting from
any of your act or omission irrespective of whether it constitutes a breach of the terms of your employment
or negligent performance of your duties as expected from you while in employment of the Company.
12. BusinessEngagement, Learning and Developmentand Project Deployment
In order to ensure that you are fully equipped to adapt to client needs, the Company has several policies
and processes relating to deployment of employees to projects, Career Architecture
program,performanceevaluation,learninganddevelopment/trainingandup-skilling
CognizantTechnologySolutionsIndiaPrivateLimited,GroundFloor,SDB-1,PlotNoH-4,SIPCOTIT PARK, Padur
Post, Siruseri, Chengalpattu District - 603103, Tamil Nadu, India.
opportunities. As a condition of your employment with the Company, you are responsible for upskilling
yourself to make yourself eligible for appropriate business/client projects, thereby
promotingthespiritofmeritocracyandcareerdevelopmentwiththegoalofprovidingworld-class services to our
clients. Therefore, you shall adhere to and meet the obligations under all such policies and processes,
including the Associate Deployment Pool Policy and those that may be changed by the Company from
time to time.
13. Unauthorized Absence
If you are absent from work for a continuous period of three (3) days or as prescribed by applicable laws,
without the prior written consent from your approving authority, it will be construed that you have
voluntarily abandoned your employment with the Company. The Company shall be entitled to take
appropriate disciplinary action(s) against you as per the Company's Job Abandonment Policy.
14. Retirement
You will automatically retire from employment with the Company on the last day of the month in which
you attain the age of sixty(60) years. It is hereby clarified that the Company reserves its right to change the
retirement age at its sole discretion.
15. Termination of Employment
a. The Company may terminate your employment at any time with or without assigning any reasons by
providing 90 days' advance notice to you by paying you pro rata salary in lieu of any notice or balance
notice period.
You may resign or terminate your employment with the Company by providing 90 days' advance
noticetotheCompany.WhenyouservenoticetoresignfromemploymentwiththeCompany,the Company may at
its sole discretion allow you to pay salary in lieu for the notice period; and/or adjust the vacation
accumulated towards part of the notice period.
b. Notwithstanding the aforesaid or anything else to the contrary, the Company may, at its sole
discretion,suspend,layoff,dismiss,dischargeand/orterminateyouremploymentwithimmediate effect by a
notice in writing (without any notice period or salary in lieu of any notice period) in the event of your:
• Misconduct,as providedinMisconductandDisciplinaryActionPolicy
• Non-adherenceto AssociateDeploymentPoolPolicy
• Violationof SocialMediaPolicyor Conflictof Interest Policy
• Breachofintegrity,embezzlement,misappropriation,misuseorcausingdamagetothe Company's
assets/property or reputation
• Insubordinationor failureto complywiththe directionsgivento youby personsso authorized
• Insolvencyor convictionfor anyoffenceinvolvingmoralturpitude
• BreachofanytermsorconditionsoftheAgreementand/orCompany'spoliciesorother documents or directions
of the Company
• Violationof non-disparagementobligations
• Conduct regarded by the Company as prejudicial toitsown interests or tothe interests ofitsclient
16. Deputation, Assignment and Transfer
The Company may second, depute or assign you to work with any of its affiliates or transfer your services
to any group company worldwide. On any such secondment, deputation, assignment or transfer of your
employment, the Company and/or affiliate may require you to sign the applicable
OverseasDeputation/InternationalEmploymentAgreement(s)ofthespecificcountry,basedon
CognizantTechnologySolutionsIndiaPrivateLimited,GroundFloor,SDB-1,PlotNoH-4,SIPCOTIT PARK, Padur
Post, Siruseri, Chengalpattu District - 603103, Tamil Nadu, India.
thepoliciesof the Company.
17. Survival
Clauses4,5,9and11andanyotherclauses,whichbytheirnatureareexpectedtosurvive,shall all survive the
termination of your employment (for any reason) and shall continue to apply to you even after cessation of
your employment with the Company.
18. Dispute Resolution and Governing law
The Parties shall make our best efforts to settle by mutual conciliation any claim, dispute or
controversy("Dispute")arisingoutof,orinrelationto,thisAgreement,includinganyDisputewith respect to the
existence or validity hereof, the interpretation hereof, or the breach hereof. This Agreement and your
employment with the Company shall be governed and interpreted in accordance to the laws of India and
the courts in Chennai only shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any Dispute. Notwithstanding the
aforesaid, the Company shall be entitled, in addition to all other remedies, to any interim relief including
but not limited to an injunction, whether interlocutory or preliminary, restraining any breach of the
provisions of this Agreement.
19. General
This Agreement and your employment is personal to you and you cannot assign, subcontract or transfer
your rights or obligations hereunder to any other person or entity. No delay or failure by
theCompanytoexerciseanyofitspowers,rightsorremediesunderthisAgreementorotherwise will operate as a
waiver of such powers, rights or remedies. If any provision of this Agreement is held by any competent
authority to be invalid or unenforceable, the validity of the other remaining provisions of the Agreement
shall not be affected. You shall not make any announcement concerning the Company, its affiliates and
their employees, contractors or clients without the Company's prior written consent, and you shall not use
or disclose the name, trademark, domain name, service mark, logo or any other intellectual property of the
Company and its affiliates and their employees, contractors or clients.
This Agreement, together with the agreements and policies of the Company, Employment Offer Letter (and
any attachments thereto, are the exclusive and entire agreement between the Parties relating to its subject
matter, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous discussions, agreements, negotiations,
representations, and proposals relating to the subject matter hereof.
You shall be required to treat the terms of this Agreement as strictly confidential. The Company reserves
the sole right to change any terms or conditions provided in this Agreement based on applicable laws or
business exigencies.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year
first above written.
Cognizant Technology Solutions India PrivateLimited DevadharshaniLnu
ShibuBalakrishnan
AVP – HR
I haveread,understoodandacceptthe above-mentionedterms.
Signature: Date:
CognizantTechnologySolutionsIndiaPrivateLimited,GroundFloor,SDB-1,PlotNoH-4,SIPCOTIT PARK, Padur
Post, Siruseri, Chengalpattu District - 603103, Tamil Nadu, India.
