TCS Says Trump's PERM Suspension Won't Affect US Hiring Plans

Tata Consultancy Services has reaffirmed its commitment to its workforce and client base. This comes after the US government's decision to suspend the Permanent Labour Certification programme for several tech firms. The move is unlikely to alter TCS's overall strategy or client engagement plans.

According to TCS, its PERM applications had been in "single digits" over the past two years and reiterated its plan to hire an additional 15,000 employees in the US over the next five years.

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"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. 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," the company said.

TCS stressed that its hiring strategy focused on recruiting local talent, supported by a strong campus recruitment model.

"We have built a significant local workforce across 31 offices and delivery centres throughout the country," the company said.

Democratic lawmaker Pramila Jayapal, who represents Washington state, where Microsoft is headquartered, criticized the Trump administration's move, saying "You don’t fix a broken immigration system by taking a hammer to legal immigration,".

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The Trump administration accused the affected companies of abusing the visa system at the expense of American workers.

Following a recent announcement, the administration has launched probes into nine institutions. This includes Harvard, Yale, and Stanford, amid concerns that international students and foreign workers are being exploited to undercut labor costs or compromise federally funded research initiatives.