Reddit user alleges TCS suspended him for reporting security incident

A user of social network forum Reddit claiming to be employee of India’s largest IT services company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) said that he had been suspended after reporting a security incident to the company.

Narrating his grievance social network forum Reddit, the employee said, “I reported a security incident in TCS where my manager was making employees use their personal laptops and sharing login credentials.”

The employee further claimed that his suspension was against the company policy, which said that no action can be taken against a whistleblower. He also pointed out that he did not receive any help from either his manager or human resources citing he wasn't on good terms with them.


"According to the TCS whistleblower policy no action can be taken against whistleblower but today I received a suspension notice. Some background: my HR and managers will not help me because of poor relations," the employee wrote.

In a comment later, he noted that a everyone including the manager was suspended.

ET could not immediately reach out to the user for comment. TCS did not respond to queries.

While the user has received over 435 comments on the post with more than 3,600 votes, multiple other users suggested him to escalate his grievance to senior authorities with proof of violations and some asked to spread the concerns to other public platforms.

Previously, the IT bellwether has faced scrutiny for its recruitment process. Last year, TCS fired 16 people after allegations and reports of giving preferential treatment to certain staffing firms in recruiting contractual employees.

In March, a group of around 22 tech professionals working with TCS in the US accused the IT major of employment discrimination. The US-based employees alleged that TCS terminated their employment on brief notice and replaced their then-vacant positions with workers from India employed on H-1B visas.