Satyam Computer's HR dept starts employee verification

Hyderabad Jan 24 (PTI) The human resources department of
Satyam Computer Services has started verification to ascertain
the company's headcount, following the Andhra Pradesh CID's
claim that there were 13,000 ghost employees on the rolls of
the IT firm.

"Our HR department is now verifying the employee
details," the company's spokesperson told PTI Saturday.

"As of now, we believe there are 53,000 employees, which
is subject to verification and auditing," a Satyam
spokesperson told PTI Friday, adding "the board has confirmed
that prima facie there appears to be no basis to doubt the
same."

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in the
southern Indian state Andhra Pradesh had told the local court
that Satyam's founder B Ramalinga Raju had admitted that the
number of employees was inflated by over 12,000, by which he
(Raju) drew over Rs 20 crore a month towards staff cost.

Ramalinga Raju's lawyer Bharat Kumar said the police
claim is wrong.

According to a Satyam official, the line managers have
been asked to provide details of the employees directly
reporting to them.

The HR department's verification is based on active
e-mail IDs and access card data captured across the offices of
Satyam.

The company was supposed to have had 53,000 employees and
operated in 66 countries with a customer base of 185 Fortune
500 companies. PTI KVV
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