Equity and Inclusion at TCS: Empowering Every Voice

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity

Building a culture of inclusion and equal opportunity

We are an organization with 600,000 plus employees across 50 plus countries and 150 plus nationalities. We believe this enriches us. It makes us stronger. It powers fresh thought. We nurture and strengthen an inclusive and equitable culture, where each individual feels seen and heard, and their contributions respected and valued.

Inclusion and equal opportunity @TCS

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Inclusion and equal opportunity

As an equal opportunity employer we embrace race, nationality, ethnicity, gender, generation, physical ability, non-neurotypical ability and sexual orientation.

Highlights

TCS’ commitment to inclusive culture and equal opportunity is reflected in the motto, ‘Inclusion without exception’.
TCS’ values of inclusion are derived from the cultural legacy of its parent company and are enshrined in the Tata Code of Conduct.
TCS follows a five-pillar approach to inclusion: representation, culture, enablement, engagement, and development.

Inclusion without exception

TCS is an equal opportunity employer.
We embrace multiplicity in race, nationality, ethnicity, gender, age, physical ability, non-neurotypical ability, , and sexual orientation to create a workforce that contributes in more ways than one to the societies we work within. This is reflected in our motto, ‘Inclusion without exception’.

The Tata commitment

Our organization inherits its core values of inclusion from the Tata group. Our parent company has an expansive history of over 150 years with an unwavering commitment to ethical business practices, inclusion, respect for self and for others, and the practice of paying it forward to the community. All of this is articulated in the Tata Code of Conduct and reflects in TCS’ core values as well.

The five pillars

Systemic change is at the heart of effective inclusion.
This change needs to be seeded at a level where an organization's inherent culture is to support genuine and positive curiosities about differences and individuality. We believe authentic inclusion then becomes second nature to the organization.
TCS’ is committed to sustaining a culture of equity and belonging. At an organizational level, our focus is on a systemic culture of inclusion with a five-pillar approach that encompasses representation, culture, enablement, engagement, and development.

We strive to ensure representation of all identity segments. This involves examining job roles, career levels, and job locations to help identify business units / geographies that are realizing meaningful progress or areas that are lagging and need a renewed focus on equal opportunity and inclusion. Our effort toward representation traverses hiring and allocation, job roles, retention, and career progression opportunities.

Engagement within the employee community is what helps us gauge the impact of our initiatives in the inclusion space. . Our workplace engagement enablers are the TCS Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). The ERGs collectively serve as a safe space for the TCS community to meet, ideate, solve, and share experiences, learnings, and concerns. The groups are catalysts that create opportunities for meaningful dialogue. We also structure celebration months planned for year-long to ensure employee engagement and participation.

Cultural inclusion is an integral part of sustainable development at TCS. We believe it deepens our understanding and appreciation of each other's identities and builds a more inclusive, innovative, and forward-thinking organization.

As an enterprise, we consistently work at building a culturally safe environment that encourages individuals to take concrete action toward supporting inclusion and raising awareness about the importance of intercultural dialogue. This effort helps tear down stereotypes and creates a safe space to improve understanding and cooperation, all of which play a huge role in employee well-being.

Policies, systems, and processes are the foundation on which a culture of inclusivity is built and maintained at the workplace. As an organization, TCS is committed to creating an equitable, inclusive organization. Toward this endeavor, it is important that while ecosystems get sensitized, policies, and systems get correspondingly upgraded.

Enablement as a pillar focuses on supporting inclusion efforts It presents the rules that define how we as an organization engage with each other at the workplace. At regular intervals, policies are revisited and employee recommendations evaluated then taken ahead for implementation.

Employee development incorporates enhancing existing abilities and skills while seeking to build newer ones to help the organization meet its objectives. Reskilling and upskilling programs serve as instruments that build long-term growth, productivity, and reinforce our ability to retain the best talent.

TCS’ development pillar is designed to focus on employee skills for personal and professional growth. It strives to build adaptive, expansive minds, and presents opportunities where people can strive to be distinct and different as individuals. This includes providing coaching, mentoring, and other training initiatives. All talent development offerings are curated in-house to offer support at any and every juncture of the employee life cycle. Maintaining clear and current succession plans, having leadership programs catering to a varied population, and providing global skills and experiences to all employees are crucial pieces of the development pillar.

Our story in numbers

607k+

Our employees

Associates part of our globalized, distributed workforce

152

Nationalities

Represented from across the globe

35.2%

Women in TCS

Employees who are females

88.7%

Millennials

Representing a major part of our workforce

Global awards won in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

2024 Brandon Hall Gold in Best Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Strategy
2024 Brandon Hall Gold in Best Learning Program that Supports and Promotes Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
Bronze Stevie Award for Achievement in Diversity and Inclusion at the Stevie Awards for Great Employers
Winner at Inspiring Workplaces for Culture and Purpose. 2024 North America
Winner at Inspiring Workplaces for Inclusion. 2024 North America
Recognized outstanding empowerment of women in their organization at the 9th Astitva Samman Award 2024 organized by Women & Child Committee of PHD Chamber's Family Welfare Foundation 2024

2023 Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Awards GOLD:

Best Advance in Leadership Development for Women
Best Advance in Leading Diversity,
Equity & Inclusion Initiatives
Best Advance in Measuring Diversity, Equity or Inclusion
Best Learning Program that Supports and Promotes Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

NASSCOM AON DEI Champions 2023 - Award for LGBTQIA+ Inclusion in the Technology sector

Tata Consultancy Services is part of the 2023 and 2022 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI)

Economic Times Human Capital Excellence Awards – Excellence in D&I Practices – Silver 2023

6th place in Top 100 North America Inspiring Workplaces.

Winner at Inspiring Workplaces for Culture and Purpose

Winner at Inspiring Workplaces for Inclusion

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Representation

Engagement

Culture

Enablement

Development

Our story in numbers

Our employees

Nationalities

Women in TCS

Millennials

Global awards won in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

2023 Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Awards GOLD:

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