The Wall Street Journal reported on the 29th that since the end of December last year, at least 22 former employees of white, Asian and Hispanic Americans who were fired from the Indian consulting company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) have successively Complaints have been filed with the federal independent from. Agencies. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a complaint, accusing the employer of racial and age discrimination and intentionally leaving job vacancies open to low-paid Indians.H-1BvisaHolder.
The former Tata Consultancy Services employees, who filed the complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, were aged between 40 and 60 and lived in more than ten states in the United States, the report said. Most of them had master’s degrees in business administration or other degrees above graduate school. Tata Consultancy Services, headquartered in Mumbai, has 600,000 employees worldwide, and its client base includes more than ten of the largest well-known companies in the United States. More than half of Tata Consultancy Services’ profits come from North America, and the employees come from North America. USA is responsible for communicating with customers. Face to face contact.
Despite a wave of corporate layoffs, seniorLaborThey may face greater implications, but white, Asian and Hispanic former employees fired from Tata Consulting Services said in their complaints that Tata Consulting Services used age and ethnic background in firings, leaving vacancies unfilled . It specifically favors Indian workers holding H-1B visas and the employer’s methods are clearly illegal.
The fired employee was originally in charge of finance, operations, supply chain management and other projects. Although he had performed well in work evaluations for several years and even received merit bonuses, he was suddenly removed from project responsibility in 2023 and wanted to find another position in the company. There were obstacles at every turn, and even requests from customers to remain were rejected. Former employees said the projects were originally in charge but were later taken over by young, inexperienced Indian H-1B visa holders.
A Tata Consultancy Services spokesperson said the allegations of discrimination are baseless and false. The spokesperson said Tata Consultancy Services has a good track record and has always complied with equal employment opportunity guidelines.
Every year, the US government opens 65,000 H-1B visa quotas for companies to apply to introduce high-skilled foreign workers, and an additional 20,000 visa quotas are provided to foreign workers with advanced degrees. H-1B visa is valid for three years and after its expiry, it can be extended for another three years.
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