Microsoft is reportedly advising some of its employees in China to consider transferring to other countries amid geopolitical tensions brought on by the US-China battle over advanced technologies.
A report by The Wall Street Journal claims the company is asking around 700-800 of its China-based workers involved in machine learning and cloud computing to consider moving to countries like the US, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading IT player, finds itself under scrutiny as the Maharashtra labour department issues a notice regarding its employee transfer practices. The notice follows a complaint filed by the Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES), representing IT workers, against TCS for its alleged unethical transfer practices.
NITES has presented more than 300 complaints, alleging that TCS has been systematically compelling over 2,000 employees to relocate to different cities without proper notice or consultation. According to Harpreet Singh Saluja, President of NITES, the company has resorted to threats of disciplinary actions against non-compliance with the transfer directions. Furthermore, TCS is accused of unethically withholding the salaries of…