TCS jobs scam: IT firm fires six employees and staffing firms; Upgrad, Udacity in deal talks

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Jobs scam | TCS sacks six employees, as many staffing firms: N Chandrasekaran ..

Following allegations by a whistleblower of a recruitment scandal at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the company has sacked six employees and as many staffing firms for violating ethical standards, Tata Sons chairperson N Chandrasekaran informed shareholders during the companys 28th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday...

The complaint alleged that TCS executives were allegedly giving preferential treatment to certain staffing firms in recruiting contractual employees, in exchange for gratification...

Byjus has been mired in loan defaults, valuation markdowns, and a string of high-level exits that saw three of the edtechs board members GV Ravishankar, managing director at Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital India), Russell Dreisenstock of Prosus (previously Naspers) and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiatives Vivian Wu step down...

Data decoded: The outsourcing cost of TCS, Infosys, Wipro and HCLTech increased to more than Rs 62,939 crore ($7.6 billion) for the year ended March 31, 2023, compared with Rs 39,368 crore ($4.8 billion) in fiscal 2021, according to data compiled by staffing firm Xpheno...

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