/ 17 October 2012

Tata Consultancy Services SA

Antony Dinesh
Antony Dinesh

Last financial year's turnover Not available.

Name of chief HR officer Antony Dinesh — Regional HR Manager of TCS SA.

Split of staff Management: 20, Tech: 300 Administrative: 20 Contract: 10

Main line of business TCS offers a consulting-led, integrated portfolio of IT, BPO, infrastructure, engineering and assurance services.

What is the your HR strategy? TCS has a reputation of trust and jealously guards this. TCS SA strives to upskill South African staff mem- bers so that they can offer the same level of expertise as their offshore colleagues. As part of this, South African employees participate in overseas assignments where they can learn best practice. It has a pol- icy of hiring graduates and enabling their mobility. It conducts perfor- mance appraisals twice a year, offers comprehensive training pro- grammes and believes in paying for performance. It also strongly encourages work/life balance.

What is the your BEE strategy? TCS SA has a level two BBBEE rating. The Tata group is committed to benefiting the economic development of the countries in which it operates.