TCS adds staff in Q4, yearly headcount falls

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) reported a marginal increase in employee count in the January–March quarter, even as the full-year numbers point to a continued contraction in workforce amid a shift towards an AI-led operating model.

The country’s largest IT services firm added 2,356 employees during the fourth quarter, taking its total headcount to 584,519 at the end of March from 582,163 in the December quarter. The increase reverses a decline seen in the previous two quarters, including a sequential drop of 11,151 employees in the third quarter.