expects no impact to its workforce staretgy or client engagement owing to the US government’s recent green-card ban on Indian IT companies.
“Our PERM applications were in single digits in the last two years and hence we do not expect the suspension of the program to impact our workforce strategy and customer engagements,” said the company in a stock exchange filing, confirming compliance with the directive from the Department of Labor.
The company’s workforce strategy in the US is anchored in hiring local talent, supported by a robust campus recruitment model, as per management.
“We have built a significant local workforce across 31 offices and delivery centers throughout the country. As we had announced earlier, we intend to hire an additional 15,000 people in the US over the next five years, to further augment our local workforce,” said TCS.
Earlier, industry representative body NASSCOM said Indian IT companies have already significantly reduced their dependence on US immigration programmes and built larger local workforces.