TCS layoffs: US techies allege Indian IT major of employment discrimination

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They alleged that TCS terminated their employment on brief notice and replaced many of the then-vacant positions with workers from India employed on H-1B visas...

According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, more than 20 employees have filed complaints with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) a US law enforcement agency that makes discrimination illegal in the workplace against TCS, alleging preferential treatment towards individuals on H-1B visas...

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Last year, TCS fired 16 people after allegations and reports of giving preferential treatment to certain staffing firms in recruiting contractual employees.. Discover the stories of your interest..

TCS had said that it was alerted about senior executives breaching the corporate code of conduct to give preferential treatment to some recruiters at the companys RMG (Resource Management Group) division..