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TCS Sacks 4 Employees After Rs 100-Crore Bribe-for-Jobs Scam
According to a news report, a whistle-blower informed the top TCS management that several senior executives had accepted bribes from staffing firms for years.
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has sacked four employees for violating its code of conduct after a Rs 100-crore bribe-for-job scam rocked the country’s largest IT services exporter on Friday.
TCS also sent the head of its recruitment division Resource Management Group (RMG), ES Chakravarthy, on leave and blacklisted three staffing firms that provided staff on a contractual basis.
First reported by Mint, the scam was unearthed after a whistle-blower informed CEO K Krithivasan and COO NG Subramaniam of the scam, according to two executives. This is the first recruitment scam to rock TCS since Krithivasan was appointed CEO on 1 June.
On Friday, TCS clarified that the “reference to the alleged scam in the recruitment process is incorrect”, PTI reported.
According to Mint, a few senior executives, including Chakravarthy, responsible for hiring thousands of important personnel had accepted bribes from staffing firms for years.
RMG, which has 3,000 employees, daily places around 1,400 engineers, including new ones, on projects. TCS hires experienced executives for IT services via employee referral programmes and staffing firms.
After the whistle-blower alarmed TCS, it constituted a three-member team, including chief information security officer Ajit Menon, to investigate the allegation.
Mint could not independently ascertain the names of the blacklisted staffing firms.
Chakravarthy, who joined TCS in 1997, is a vice-president. One of the executives told Mint that he reported to Subramaniam and has been debarred from coming to the office although his email ID is still active.
Mint sent an email to Chakravarthy seeking comment and a LinkedIn message to Arun GK, one of the sacked RMG executives but they didn’t respond.
A TCS spokesperson said, “While complaints regarding code of conduct violations arise from time to time, the company has robust processes for investigating and resolving them to closure.”
“The entire senior leadership is shocked,” an executive requesting anonymity as he is not authorised to speak with the media, told Mint. “This makes you question if there were enough guardrails, and how could such a thing happen.”
“The disturbing thing is that we don’t know how pervasive and for how long this scam was continuing. We only hired over 300,000 people, including contractors, in the last three years. Even if 10% of the entire recruitment was made through selected staffing firms and the staffing firm gave a commission on every person recruited, you can imagine the scale of this scandal,” he said. “I believe it will be, at least, Rs 100 crore.”
In a late Friday evening filing with the exchanges, TCS said that its investigation found the allegation does not “involve any fraud by or against the company and no financial impact”.
“With reference to an article published in a media publication today, the company wishes to clarify that recruitment to TCS is not handled by the Resource Management Group (RMG) as alleged. Therefore, the reference to the alleged scam in the recruitment process is incorrect,” the Tata Group company said.
“RMG is responsible for allocating available resources to various projects and, in case, of any shortfall, fill such requirements through contractors. The complaint referred to in the article relates to the hiring of such contract resources employed by the contractors,” TCS added. “No key managerial person of the Company has been found to be involved.”
Meanwhile, Nascent Information and Technology Employees Senate (NITES), a Pune-based trade union of IT workers, drafting a letter addressed to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and the Ministry of Labour and Employment seeking punitive action against the top TCS management.
NITES is seeking proper redressal for the employees likely impacted by this scandal, The Hindu BusinessLine reported.
NITES president Harpreet Singh Saluja told the newspaper that several employees who are on notice period at TCS and intending to work in other organisations soon are reporting difficulties transitioning as their credibility and credentials have been put into question as a result of the scandal.
“New employers are uncertain if these former employees bribed TCS to get employed,” he added.
“The IT sector is one of the largest employers in the country. Therefore, we seek that the government enforce some kind of accountability and transparency in how they hire new employees. Many families depend on the employment provided by the sector,” Saluja said.
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From Laborers to Engineers – Complete Profiles of Accused Nailers in Parliament
Four individuals who were arrested for attempting to breach the security of the Parliament building have now had their complete profiles revealed. Some of them have previously participated in protests, while others have backgrounds as laborers and e-rickshaw drivers.
The incident involving the immediate arrest of four individuals occurred when, during the proceedings of the Lok Sabha, two people, Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D, jumped inside, releasing colored smoke using ‘ken’ and chanting slogans. Some MPs managed to apprehend them. Simultaneously, two other individuals, Amol Shinde and Neelam Devi, outside the Parliament premises, released colorful smoke using ‘ken’ and began chanting slogans. The police reported that the planning for this incident involved a group of six people, and these four individuals were part of that group. Now, let’s delve into the detailed profiles of these four detainees.
Neelam – MPhil and NET qualified: Neelam, the individual who entered the Parliament premises and released colored smoke, has an impressive academic background. She has pursued multiple degrees, including B.A, M.A, B.Ed, M.Ed, SET, MPhil, and NET. Hailing from Ghaso Khurd, a village in Jind, Haryana, Neelam has actively participated in various movements, including the farmers’ agitation. Additionally, she is a co-founder of a progressive youth organization. Neelam’s family background includes her father, who is a carpenter, and her younger brother, who has shared that she was preparing for the Civil Services examinations in Haryana.
Manoranjan – Engineer in Entertainment, Good Relations with MP Pratap: Manoranjan, the person who leaped inside the Parliament during the Lok Sabha proceedings, is a 35-year-old unmarried engineer. His father, a farmer, mentioned that Manoranjan had been studying in college and actively involved in student politics, but his ideological inclinations were not known. Manoranjan’s father, Devaraj, highlighted that his son reads books, especially those of Swami Vivekananda. Interestingly, he also mentioned that Manoranjan shares good relations with Member of Parliament Pratap Simha.
Sagar – E-rickshaw Driver with Background in Lucknow: Sagar Sharma, the individual who operates an e-rickshaw and jumped inside the Lok Sabha gallery, is originally from Ramnagar, Alam Bagh, Lucknow. Sagar’s family background includes his father working as a carpenter. While Sagar has only completed his 12th grade, there is uncertainty regarding his activities in Bengaluru, as his family claims to be unaware of them.
Amol – Laborer Preparing for the Army: Amol Shinde, the person involved in releasing colored smoke outside Parliament, is a 25-year-old resident of Jari, Latur, Maharashtra. He comes from a family of laborers, and Amol was preparing for the army. His family members mentioned that he left home a few days ago, stating that he was going to Delhi for a job interview.
It’s worth noting that these individuals were part of a larger group of six individuals involved in planning the breach of Parliament security. While four are in police custody, the details about the remaining two are not available at the moment.
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