India’s IT giant “has 70 per cent of its US employees Americans… it would like to get the number down to 50 per cent because it also wants to offer global opportunities to its staff in India.”
— Milind Lakkad, Chief Human Resources Officer, TCS
TCS, India’s largest information technology services exporter, is open to hiring people of Indian diaspora in the US who have lost their jobs with the tech majors and could be forced to return home as per their visa conditions, PTI reported quoting the company’s chief human resources officer Milind Lakkad.
At present, 70 per cent of its US employees are Americans, Lakkad said, adding that it would like to get the number down to 50 per cent because it also wants to offer global opportunities to its staff in India.
TCS is also keen to hire startup employees who have lost their jobs, Lakkad said. “We don’t do that (layoffs), we believe in grooming talent in the company…(there will be) no layoffs,” Lakkad said.
Lakkad’s statement comes in the wake of IT companies, including global big tech giants, laying off workers. He said many companies were forced to take such a step because they hired more than they wanted while the “cautious” TCS believes that once a staff member joins, it is the company’s responsibility to make them productive and derive value.
“TCS is looking for talent in user experience design, artificial intelligence, many aspects of cloud and having product experience.”
— Lakkad
Lakkad said the company, which employs over 6 lakh people, will be announcing hikes which will be similar to earlier years.
With a slew of startups laying off people, especially in sectors like education technology, Lakkad said TCS will be looking to hire such impacted workers.
TCS is looking for talent in user experience design, artificial intelligence, many aspects of cloud and having product experience, Lakkad said.
At present, close to 40 per cent of the staff work from offices three times a week and 60 per cent come two times a week, Lakkad said. “I expect these numbers (of those working from offices) to increase. it will significantly go up by Q2 of FY24, we will decide the way forward,” he added.
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