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TCS Plans 15,000 US Hires Despite Green Card Suspension
The US government has stopped eight technology companies from filing certain applications that can help foreign workers get green cards.
TCS is one of the companies affected.
TCS says it used this process only a few times in the last two years, so it does not expect the suspension to change its plans.
The company says it hires people locally in the United States.
It has offices and delivery centres in 31 locations there.
TCS plans to hire 15,000 more people in the country over the next five years.
The US government says the suspension is meant to address concerns about American workers losing job opportunities.
The industry group Nasscom says immigration and short-term skilled-worker mobility are separate issues.
TCS says the US suspension of its PERM applications will not affect its workforce strategy or client engagements.
The company said its PERM applications were in single digits over the past two years.
TCS says it has a significant local workforce across 31 US offices and delivery centres.
It plans to hire 15,000 additional people in the US over the next five years.
The US Department of Labor suspended eight IT firms from filing or processing PERM applications, citing concerns about American workers.
- Who
- Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and seven other IT firms; the US Department of Labor announced the suspension.
- What
- The US suspended the firms from filing new PERM applications and processing pending ones; TCS said it expects no effect on its workforce strategy or client engagements.
- Where
- The United States.
- When
- The suspension was announced Thursday; TCS issued its response Friday.
- Why
- US officials said the PERM practices had shut Americans out of the job market; TCS said its applications were in single digits over the previous two years and that it prioritizes local hiring.
US officials
TCS and Nasscom
Effect of PERM hiring
US officials
US officials said the practices shut Americans out of the job market and that jobs had been taken from American workers.
TCS and Nasscom
TCS said its PERM applications were in single digits over the past two years and that the suspension would not affect its workforce strategy or customer engagements.
Immigration and workforce needs
US officials
The US administration framed the suspension as part of a crackdown on the companies' use of the PERM programme.
TCS and Nasscom
Nasscom said immigration and skilled talent mobility are distinct, and that H-1B visas address short-term skill gaps; it also said Indian technology companies have reduced reliance on H-1B visas while expanding local hiring.
Key facts
- Companies suspended
- Eight IT firms: Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL, Capgemini, Microsoft and Adobe.
- TCS PERM applications
- TCS said its applications were in single digits over the past two years.
- Planned US hiring
- TCS intends to hire an additional 15,000 people in the US over five years.
- TCS US presence
- The company cited a local workforce across 31 US offices and delivery centres.
- PERM action
- The Department of Labor said it would neither accept new nor process pending permanent labor certification applications involving the companies.
- Nasscom position
- Nasscom said immigration and skilled talent mobility are distinct issues and should not be viewed through the same lens.
- H-1B share
- The articles state that Indian professionals account for over 70% of approved H-1B petitions annually.
Quotes
Tata Consultancy Services
Indian IT services company responding in a filing to the BSE.
“We have noted the announcement by the US Government on the Permanent Labor Certification Program (PERM) and TCS will comply with any directive from the Department of Labor. Our workforce strategy in the US is anchored in hiring local talent, supported by a robust campus recruitment model.”
freepressjournal.in
NDTV
“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.”
freepressjournal.in
telegraphindia.com
NDTV
Keith Sonderling
US Labour Secretary.
“I am hereby suspending from the Permanent Labour Certification Programme some of the largest IT outsourcing firms in the world, Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL, and Capgemini.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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