NEXT GEN BONUS

Next Gen Bonus employee eligibility for FY19 is dependent on the below factors:

Eligibility & Exclusions

Career levels • CL8 to 11 are eligible.
eligible • CL11 will become eligible for the program once they have completed at least
1 year in the organization
• Should have spent 1 year at CL 11 post promotion from CL12
Coverage under • The Next Gen eligible skills have been identified and signed off by the
Next Gen leadership team
• If employee is tagged to a Next Gen eligible skill and has undergone
Mycompetency assessment on primary skill as per the cut-off date (June
30th’18), he/she will be eligible for the next gen bonus.
• All eligible employees will receive a Next Gen bonus Allsec letter.
• New joiners will be eligible, subject to being mapped to the Next Gen eligible
skill and their offer letter stating the bonus amount
Exclusions • If an employee’s talent outcome is Improve Performance
• If an employee is on GCP assignment

Payout structure

Payout amount The Next Gen bonus amount is standardized for each career level. For a
given career level, the payout is the same for all, irrespective of skill/
proficiency level.
Frequency of The Next gen bonus is a quarterly payout that happens in the last month
payout of the quarter. For the period Dec’18 to Feb’19, payout will be in Feb’19.
The subsequent payouts will be in May’19, Aug’19 and Nov’19.
Conditions of These conditions will apply subject to you meeting the eligibility criteria &
payout being covered under Next Gen program stated above:

• The employee has to be deployed on a project and should be working

on the skill eligible for Next Gen that year for a minimum of 45 days in
the previous 3 months, to be eligible for that quarter’s payout.
For e.g. for the payout in May’19 the employee has to be deployed on
a Next Gen skill for minimum 45 days in the period Feb’19 to Apr’19.
• If the employee is not deployed on a Next Gen skill for 45 days he/she
will not receive any payout for that quarter (no prorated payout will be
made)
• Employee should be on the rolls of the organization as on the date of
payout. for e.g. to be eligible for the payout for the quarter Mar-May’19
the employee should be on rolls of the company as on date of payout
of salary for the month of May
• For new joiners/GCP repatriates eligible for Next Gen Bonus the
payout for the joining quarter will be prorated based on date of
joining/date of repatriation
✓ The check if employee is deployed on Next Gen skill for
minimum of 45 days in the previous 3 months, will begin from
the next quarter.
• Employees on GCP assignment are not eligible for Next Gen Bonus.
Payout for the quarter the employee is traveling in will be prorated
based on date of travel.
✓ For e.g. If the employee travels on 1st Apr’ 19, for the quarter
Mar-May’19 the payout will be prorated up to 1st Apr subject
to employee meeting the criteria on being deployed on a Next
Gen skill. In this case employee has to be deployed on a Next
gen skill for minimum 30 days (half the number of days
employee is in offshore) to be eligible for payout in May’19
 Frequently Asked Question on Next Gen Bonus

Contents
Q. What is a Next Gen bonus? .........................................................................................................................4
Q. What is the eligibility criterion for getting Next Gen skill bonus? .............................................................4
Q. Which are the payout months & Assessment period? .................................................................................4
Q. What is Hardlock check-point process? ......................................................................................................4
Q. What is the payout process for Next gen bonus? ........................................................................................4
Q. Will I get access to check the skill that I am deployed to? .........................................................................4
Q. Which skill is considered to do this quarterly check? .................................................................................5
Q. Do I have to be deployed on the same skill I am receiving Next Gen bonus or any Next Gen skill in that
year? .................................................................................................................................................................5
Q. My RRD skill is not same as my primary skill which is eligible for Next Gen Bonus. How can I get it
updated? ...........................................................................................................................................................5
Q. My skill on RRD (Resource Requirement Detail) tool is changed post the quarter payout, my supervisor
made the changes now. Since I missed the payout, will I get arrears paid in next quarter? ............................5
Q. What career levels are covered in the Next Gen skill bonus. ......................................................................5
Q. Do different career levels get different payout for next gen skills? ............................................................5
Q. When will the communication on Next Gen bonus happen? ......................................................................5
Q. My DOJ is 15th April and offered Next Gen skill bonus when I joined. How does ITP tenure impact my
bonus payout? ..................................................................................................................................................6
Q. I am on GCP currently. How will my Next Gen skill bonus be determined? .............................................6
Q. How is my Next Gen skill bonus payout linked to myCompetency Assessment Process? ........................6
Q. I am a new joiner and have not taken the competency assessment. Am I eligible for Next Gen skill
bonus? If yes, at what proficiency? ..................................................................................................................6
Q. I got promoted to CL7 now, will I continue to get next gen bonus? ...........................................................6
Q. Will my Next Gen bonus change basis Talent Action along with base pay?? ............................................6
Q. I moved to GCP this quarter how will my Next Gen Bonus be determined? .............................................6
Q. I have hardly seen any increase since my Next Gen Skill Bonus dropped off. There is hardly any
monetary motivation for me. ............................................................................................................................6
Q. Where can one view the list of Skills taken off and part of Next Gen skills program? ..............................7
Q. My Next Gen bonus has been taken off effective 1 Dec and I’m seeing a decrease in my salary, what is
the reason? ........................................................................................................................................................7
Q. My DOJ is 25th Jun’18 and I was offered Next Gen skill bonus when I joined. Will I receive next gen
skill bonus from Dec’18? .................................................................................................................................7
Q. I did not have any assessment available on MyCompetency though my primary skill is tagged as Next
Gen. Will I receive payout? .............................................................................................................................7
Q. I was not able to change my skill to a Next Gen skill, as there was some tool issue, will I lose Next Gen
bonus? ..............................................................................................................................................................7
Q. Since myCompetency is a real-time process, I have now changed my skill to a next gen skill, from when
will I start getting the bonus? ...........................................................................................................................7
Q. I have selected an incorrect skill by mistake, can I make the change now and start receiving next gen
bonus? ..............................................................................................................................................................7
Q. I have selected a Next Gen skill under my secondary skill list but I am not getting the bonus, why? .......7
Q. I was receiving Next gen skill bonus till last quarter, I will be travelling to GCP by end of this quarter,
will I be eligible for Next Gen Bonus for this quarter?....................................................................................7
Q. What is the source for employee skill information? ...................................................................................8
Q. Why am I not eligible for Next Gen? ..........................................................................................................8
Q. I have completed 1 Year at SE/CL11. Will I be eligible from next quarter? ..............................................8
Q. Who will be the point of contact for employees for queries / grievance on updating skill as currently
normal skill change is done on myCompetency tool? .....................................................................................8
FY19 NEXT GEN SKILL LIST ......................................................................................................................8
Q. What is a Next Gen bonus?
• Rewards business critical and niche skills, which are determined based on objective metrics of – ability to
fulfil demands, ability to hire from market, ability to retain
• Skills that are eligible for Next Gen Bonus get signed off by the leadership.
• Next Gen program is a quarterly payout model. The payout will be at the end of the quarter. (February, June,
August, November)

Q. What is the eligibility criterion for getting Next Gen skill bonus?
• Primary Skill as per myCompetency report (should be next gen skill)
• Career level (level 11 to level 8)
• Tenure at a level (level 11 should complete 12 months at the level at the time of review)
• All Talent actions except Improve performance are eligible

Q. Which are the payout months & Assessment period?

• Payout month – refers to the month when the payout for the quarter will be done
• Assessment period – refers to the period for which the employee’s hard lock status will be assessed.

• Quarter 1: (December - February):

Payout month: February
Assessment period: December – January (2 months) (Hard lock period of 30 days* will be considered since
the assessment period is 2 months only)

• Quarter 2: (March – May)

Payout month: May
Assessment period: February – April (3 months)

• Quarter 3: (June – August)

Payout month: August
Assessment period: May – July (3 months)

• Quarter 4: (September – November)

Payout month: November
Assessment period: August – October (3 months)

Q. What is Hardlock check-point process?

• There is no longer a hardlock check-point process effective Dec’18. New guidelines have been introduced for
FY19 effective Dec’18. Please refer to below FAQs for details.

Q. What is the payout process for Next gen bonus?

• Employee must be deployed on a project and should be working on the skill eligible for Next Gen that year
for a minimum of 45 days in the previous 3 months, to be eligible for that quarter’s payout
For e.g. for the payout in May’19 the employee has to be deployed on a Next Gen skill for minimum
45 days in the period Feb’19 to Apr’19

Q. Will I get access to check the skill that I am deployed to?

• You will not have view to this page, but you can reach out to your project manager/supervisor to know the
skill on which you are currently deployed on.
Q. Which skill is considered to do this quarterly check?
• The skill that you are deployed to will be checked against the primary skill on which you have received Next
gen bonus communication (as per Allsec letter) for quarterly payout.

Q. Do I have to be deployed on the same skill I am receiving Next Gen bonus or any Next Gen
skill in that year?
• You must be deployed on any Next Gen skill (specific to the year) for at least 45 days in last 3 months to receive
payout for that quarter.

Q. My RRD skill is not same as my primary skill which is eligible for Next Gen Bonus. How can
I get it updated?
• If you are deployed on your primary skill in the current project, you can request your project
manager/supervisor for getting the skill updated on RRD.
• In case you are not deployed on your primary skill within the project, please reach out to your project
manager for relevant opportunities within the project or if you can be reassigned to another project where
you can use your primary skill.

Q. My skill on RRD (Resource Requirement Detail) tool is changed post the quarter payout,
my supervisor made the changes now. Since I missed the payout, will I get arrears paid in
next quarter?
• Back dated changes will not be considered for quarterly checks. Your project managers are informed well in
advance on the change in the guidelines. For more details please reach out to your project
manager/supervisor

Q. What career levels are covered in the Next Gen skill bonus.
• Career levels covered under Next Gen Skill Bonus program are 11, 10, 9 and 8. However, 12 to 11 promotes/
level 11 new joiners need to gain 12 months of experience as level 11 and build expertise in the skills to be
eligible for Next Gen skill bonus.

E.g. Employee with DOJ 10th Apr’18 at level 11 will not be offered Next Gen bonus while hiring. This employee will
not be eligible for Dec’18 review as well. Employee will be eligible only if he completes one year by Jun’19 (Mid-year
review) / Dec’19 (Annual review)

Q. Do different career levels get different payout for next gen skills?
• Yes, the Next gen bonus amount is differentiated by career level. However, the bonus amount is standardized
for each career level.

Q. When will the communication on Next Gen bonus happen?

• In case you are eligible for Next Gen bonus, you will receive a letter and compensation statement will be
released, by Dec 1st week
• Employees moving out of Next Gen will receive an email informing them the same, by Dec 1st week
• You can ask DiPa to know if your skill is eligible for Next Gen
Q. My DOJ is 15th April and offered Next Gen skill bonus when I joined. How does ITP tenure
impact my bonus payout?
New joiners eligible for the Next Gen Skill bonus, the payout for the joining quarter will be prorated based on
date of joining/ repatriation date. (The check if employee must be deployed on a project and should be
working on the skill eligible for Next Gen that year, will begin from the next quarter.)

Q. I am on GCP currently. How will my Next Gen skill bonus be determined?

For GCP repatriates eligible for the Next Gen Skill bonus, the payout for the joining quarter will be prorated
based on date of joining/ repatriation date. (The check if employee is hard locked to a project for minimum
of 45 days in the previous 3 months, will begin from the next quarter.)

Q. How is my Next Gen skill bonus payout linked to myCompetency Assessment Process?
• Your primary skill should be eligible for Next Gen bonus for that year.
• The cut-off date varies every year. For Next Gen plan effective Dec 18, the cut-off date was June 30th, 2018.
• Proficiency doesn’t determine the payout. However, we encourage you to take assessment.
• If the assessment is not available for the Next Gen eligible skill during the review period, employees tagged
to those skills will be eligible for the bonus.

Q. I am a new joiner and have not taken the competency assessment. Am I eligible for Next
Gen skill bonus? If yes, at what proficiency?
In case you have been hired on a skill which is eligible for Next Gen skill bonus program, you would have
been communicated about the eligibility at the time of hiring. You will receive Next Gen skill bonus each
quarter as per the payout guidelines of the program. You will receive a detailed communication on
myCompetency Program, which will provide you information and guidance about your next assessment cycle
and the linkage to Next Gen skill bonus applicability.

Q. I got promoted to CL7 now, will I continue to get next gen bonus?
Managers are not eligible for Next Gen bonus. FAQs are accessible only for eligible levels.

Q. Will my Next Gen bonus change basis Talent Action along with base pay??
No, Next Gen bonus is a fixed amount, irrespective of Talent action (Improve performance are not eligible)
for a level. If you are eligible for Next Gen even in the next year, you will receive the same amount (if you are
a promote, you will receive amount as per the next level)

Q. I moved to GCP this quarter how will my Next Gen Bonus be determined?
Once employee moves on GCP he/she become ineligible to receive the next gen bonus. For that quarter, the
payout will be prorated.

Q. I have hardly seen any increase since my Next Gen Skill Bonus dropped off. There is hardly
any monetary motivation for me.
Next Gen Skill bonus isn't a guaranteed component of salary stack. There will be no total cash protection
done for people moving out of Next Gen program (e.g. if in FY18, a Next Gen skill ceases to qualify the
program, payout will stop for these people with no additional benefit included). Plan is linked to demand
supply situation of the skill and can be withdrawn with no further cash protection done
Q. Where can one view the list of Skills taken off and part of Next Gen skills program?
You can ask DiPA to know if your skill is eligible for Next Gen or not for that year

Q. My Next Gen bonus has been taken off effective 1 Dec and I’m seeing a decrease in my
salary, what is the reason?
Next Gen bonus rewards skills which are seeing acute demand supply gap and this list of skills keeps
changing year on year based on business priorities and market realities. Your skill will no more be eligible for
the new year hence the bonus has been withdrawn.

Q. My DOJ is 25th Jun’18 and I was offered Next Gen skill bonus when I joined. Will I receive
next gen skill bonus from Dec’18?
You’ll continue to get the bonus till Nov’19 and any employee joined from 1st May’18 till 20th Oct’18 will
continue to receive Next gen bonus offered during their hiring even if the skill is no more next gen in FY19.

Q. I did not have any assessment available on MyCompetency though my primary skill is
tagged as Next Gen. Will I receive payout?
Yes, if your skill is tagged as Next Gen and if the assessment was not available for the current cycle then you
would be eligible for the bonus

Q. I was not able to change my skill to a Next Gen skill, as there was some tool issue, will I
lose Next Gen bonus?
Only employees tagged to Next Gen skill as their Primary skill (as per myCompetency of June 30) will be
considered eligible for the bonus subject to meeting other criteria on level and tenure.

Q. Since myCompetency is a real-time process, I have now changed my skill to a next gen
skill, from when will I start getting the bonus?
The Next Gen review happens annually based on the data driven metrics of demand, supply, retention and
get reviewed and signed off by Leadership. Employees meeting all criteria as of certain date will have
received Next Gen bonus letter in Dec. Other employees who may be tagged to these skills later in the year
will not be included during the year.

Q. I have selected an incorrect skill by mistake, can I make the change now and start
receiving next gen bonus?
No, employee skill tagging as of June 30 on myCompetency has been considered to be part of the Next Gen
program

Q. I have selected a Next Gen skill under my secondary skill list but I am not getting the
bonus, why?
Next Gen is applicable based on Primary skill of the employee.

Q. I was receiving Next gen skill bonus till last quarter, I will be travelling to GCP by end of
this quarter, will I be eligible for Next Gen Bonus for this quarter?
Yes, if employee is working on the Next Gen skill for half the number of days he spends Offshore in that
quarter.
Q. What is the source for employee skill information?
Employee skill information for Next Gen bonus review has been taken as per Mycompetency assessment
primary skill.

Q. Why am I not eligible for Next Gen?

An employee may be ineligible for Next Gen in case:
• You are not tagged to a Next Gen eligible skill for the year
• Your talent action is Improve Performance
• Your career level is not in 8-11
• You have not completed one year at level 11.
• Your primary skill is not Next Gen eligible skill as on Jun 30th, you might have updated later

Q. I have completed 1 Year at SE/CL11. Will I be eligible from next quarter?

No, you will be eligible for Next Gen for the next review cycle provided your primary skill is eligible for Next
Gen for that year

EX: If your DOJ is 4th Apr’18 at level 11, you will not be eligible for bonus eff Dec’18 even if your skills is Next
Gen. You will be eligible for Next Gen bonus in Dec’19 if your primary skill as on June 30th ’19 is eligible for
Next Gen for that year

Q. Who will be the point of contact for employees for queries / grievance on updating skill as
currently normal skill change is done on myCompetency tool?
For any queries, you can raise HR request via 2222 or reach out to people advisor (or to DiPA)

FY19 NEXT GEN SKILL LIST

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Android Application Development
Apple iOS Application Development
Calypso
CSV (Computer System Validations)
Dell Boomi
Duck Creek Policy
EPIC
ESRI ArcGIS (Geographic Information System)
GuideWire BillingCenter
GuideWire ClaimCenter
GuideWire Integration
GuideWire PolicyCenter
Health EMR App Cerner
Liferay Digital Experience Platform
Machine Learning
Microsoft Dynamics CRM Functional
Microsoft Dynamics CRM Technical
Microsoft Windows Azure PaaS
Mule Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)
Openlink Endur Functional
Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management
Pegasystems Cloud
Salesforce Lightning
Salesforce Technical Architecture
SAP EHS Regulatory Compliance
SAP Extended Warehouse Management
SAP Fiori/UI5 & Responsive Design Architecture
SAP for Oil & Gas Downstream
SAS Analytics
Siemens Teamcenter PLM
Talend Big Data
Talend ETL
Salesforce CPQ Products
TOSCA Testsuite
Vlocity Solutions
API Management
Apigee
Appian Process Automation
Assembler Programming Languages
Big Data Analytics
Blockchain Technologies
Data Architecture Principles
Demandware
IBM Sterling Commerce
IBM Sterling Integrator
Informatica Product 360 (PIM)
IOT Platforms
IXO IOT Applications
JDE E1 Configurable Network Computing (CNC)
Laboratory Information and Execution Systems
Maximo
MicroStrategy
Murex Datamart Reporting
Murex Environment & Configuration
Management
Murex Front Office
Murex Workflows
Oracle CRM Communications & Utilities
Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications
Oracle HR Manager Self Service
Oracle-Taleo
Python Scripting
react.js
Salesforce Marketing Cloud
SAP for Insurance Collections & Disbursements
SAP Hybris C4C SDK
Scala Programming Language
Siebel Open UI
Spark Programming
Splunk
Spring Boot
Tableau
Digital Video Solution OTTV
OSIsoft PI
Natural Language Processing (NLP)
TensorFlow
Blue Prism
Deep Learning
Amazon Alexa
SAP Hybris C4C Functional
SAP UI5 Fiori Development (HTML5 & Java)
Adobe Campaign (Neolane)
Informatica MDM
nCino
NetSuite
Node.js
Oracle SCM Transportation Management
SAP HANA Technical Architecture
WebMethods Fabric