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Information / Communication Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities 62.09 - Other information technology and computer service activities
1,500 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
10 February 2021
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the Indian IT services, consulting and business solutions firm, has announced that it will create 1,500 technology jobs in the UK in 2021. The company made the announcement after a meeting between the UK Trade Secretary and the chief executive of TCS.
The head of TCS UK & Ireland said that the company aimed to attract the ‘brightest talent' and create good jobs across the UK.
TCS is one of the most important providers of IT and IT-enabled services in the UK, working with over 200 companies, including Legal and General, Halfords and Marks & Spencer. The company has operations in 46 countries and employs 469,000 consultants globally.
Sources
10 February 2021: Tata Consultancy Services (press release) (www.tcs.com)
Eurofound (2021), Tata Consultancy Services, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 103600, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/103600.
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