As employee priorities evolve beyond immediate compensation, organisations are being challenged to rethink rewards, recognition and workplace support through the lens of long-term financial wellbeing.
The Trump administration has suspended eight major technology companies from a critical US labour certification programme used in employment-based green card applications, intensifying scrutiny of immigration practices and foreign worker hiring.
Microsoft's response comes after the Trump administration suspended the company from the US PERM programme and questioned its use of employment-based immigration pathways.
Nasscom says skilled talent mobility and immigration are separate issues as US action against major technology firms raises fresh concerns for the Indian IT sector.
TCS says the suspension of its PERM applications will not affect its workforce strategy, citing single-digit applications over two years and plans to hire 15,000 US employees in five years.