US Visa Curbs: TCS expects minimal impact, plans 15,000 local US hires over 5 years

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) said its PERM applications were in single digits over the past two year so the suspension of the US government’s Permanent Labor Certification Program (PERM) is unlikely to affect its workforce strategy or customer engagements.

“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,” TCS said.

The statement follows the US government’s announcement regarding the PERM programme, which is used by employers to seek labour certification for certain foreign workers applying for permanent residence in the US.