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TCS Witnesses First Net Headcount Drop in Two Decades
TCS Witnesses First Net Headcount Drop in Two Decades
On Friday, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) disclosed that during the fiscal year 2023–24 (FY24), the company’s headcount decreased by 13,249 people (year over year). The top provider of IT software has seen a decline in personnel for the first time in 19 years.
601,546 people worked for the company at the end of FY24, according to TCS’s stock exchange filing. The top IT software company has experienced a decline in staff for the first time in 19 years.
As per TCS’s stock exchange statement, the company had 601,546 workers at the end of FY24. In the fourth quarter (Q4) of FY 2024, TCS experienced a 1,759 workforce reduction (January to March).
The company’s headcount has decreased for the third straight quarter with this one. There were 5,680 fewer employees in Q2 than there were in Q1 (quarter over quarter), and the corporation saw a net decline of 6,333 workers.
At Rs 12,434 crore for the January-March quarter of FY24, TCS recorded a 9% increase in net profit over the same time the previous year, when it was Rs 11,392 crore.
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“Our delivery centers are much more lively, and the morale of our associates has increased due to the reduced attrition at 12.5%, the positive response to our campus hiring, the increased customer visits, and the employees returning to the office,” chief HR officer Milind Lakkad said in a statement. To Rs 61,237 crore during the quarter, the company’s revenue climbed by 3.5 percent.
