TCS Employee Transfer Policy Guidelines and Procedures

The TCS employee transfer policy outlines the guidelines and procedures for employees who need to transfer to a different location or business unit.

In this article, we will explore the TCS employee transfer policy in detail, including the various types of transfers, the eligibility criteria, and the process for applying for a transfer.

Employees work in different projects situated in different locations. As per the project requirements employees need to travel many places in different branches of TCS.

TCS Employee Transfer Policy Guidelines and Procedures

So, in order to make it a smooth process there is a requirement of a policy which will guide about all the information regarding the transfer procedure.

In this article we will discuss it in detail. Hence, please read this article till the end to get better knowledge about the transfer policy of TCS.

TCS employee transfer policy applicable Details

All the full time employees are eligible to follow this policy. This is not applicable to ACE Interns, Academic Interns, Business Associates and Contract Consultants or Retainers.

Employees who are residing in India or currently visiting India from a foreign country are eligible to follow this policy. This policy is applicable to the employees who are travelling within India.

TCS employee transfer policy Provisions Details

If any employee gets transferred to another location then it has two reasons such as 1. Project Requirement or 2. Employee initiated request for transfer.
As per the scenario a transfer should be classified as 1. Project Requirement and 2. Employee Initiated which needs to be verified by the Resource Management Group or RMG Team.
Employee Transfer could be approved as per the below mentioned scenarios:
-In case the employee gets released from the current project.
– A confirmation from the RMG team that the transfer of the employee will not have any business impact in the organisation.
– A confirmation from the other branch RMG team that the employee is suitable for the project.
In case of Project Requirement transfer the employee is eligible to get all the expenses for transportation, logistics and other related expenses. However, the employee won’t get any reimbursement if the transfer is requested by the employee.
Employees need to get all the necessary approval and clearance from the different departments before opting for a transfer. Approvals are required from the below mentioned departments:
– Departmental Approvals: Admin Team, Infrastructure Team, Finance Team and the Library Management.
– Client Approvals: If the employee possesses any client assets then they need to return it before going for a transfer.
The Transferrable Branch becomes the Home Branch from the date of transfer.
The employee needs to report after getting transferred to the new location.
If the employee does not report to the depute branch by the joining date without informing the RMG team then it will be marked as absent.
If the employee does not report to the depute branch by the joining date without informing the RMG team then it will be marked as absent.
The employee can not get another transfer after joining the new transfer.

Project Requirement Transfers

Employees can be transferred to another branch location as per the project requirement.
There could be different business reason where TCS can transfer employees to a different location such as:
– Take up a particular job role.
– There could be different job requirements as per the particular skill set in several technologies.
– Urgent requirement for a high-profile project.
– In case there is less requirement for a particular job in the location and need to transfer them to a new location where there is a requirement.

Employee Personally Requested Transfers:

In case Employee Requests for transfer to a new location based on some personal reason can be considered in the below mentioned scenarios:
– Employees have already spent a minimum of 2 years in the Home Branch.
– Employees should have a performance rating of at least 3 or more in the last 2 consecutive appraisal cycles.
– The transfer should meet the business requirement of TCS.
If the employee is transferred to a new location then they can’t take any onsite assignment within the next 12 months of transfer date.
In case the employee has any family member who has medical issues then they can apply for the transfer. The dependent could be the spouse, children and parents.

Special Scenarios.

New joinee:
-Only confirmed employees are considered for any transfer request from the employee.
– Trainees and probationers are not eligible for any transfer request.
If Employee opts for the transfer then they can not take any LWP or Leave Without Pay without any medical reason.
Employees can not go for an International Assignment/Transfer for the next 12 months after the transfer.

TCS employee transfer policy Terms and Conditions:

  1. There could be multiple scenarios where transfer can be initiated in cases of rare skill sets, business requirements, opportunities, etc.
    In such a scenario, the transfer can be approved as per project requirement.
  2. The transfer expenses will be borne by the Project WON from the host branch.
  3. If the transfer request has been cancelled then the employee can not apply for another transfer within the next 3 months of the previous request.
  4. If the transfer request has been approved then the employee can not apply for another transfer within the next 24 months after joining the home branch.
  5. 5TCS reserves all the rights to change or discontinue this policy at any point of time as and when required.
  6. In case of any given promise or threat in professional preference by any inappropriate sexual behavior is called as sexual harassment:

TCS  employee Transfer Process:

1. Initiating the Transfer

Project Requirement Transfer

i. The RMG Team is unable to fulfil a requirement within the base location and contact other RMG Team from other locations.

ii. The RMG Team checks if the resource is available within their branch location or any other location.

iii. In case RMG Team in another location finds a resource, who can fulfil the requirement, they request the employee to initiate the transfer.

Employee Requested Transfer

i. Employees who want to transfer to a different location can request the RMG Team to initiate the transfer.

ii. The RMG team will validate the request with the supervisor of the employee and process the request further.

iii. The RMG Team will then look for a similar job role available or requirement in the requested location.

iv. After getting the confirmation from the RMG team then they decide about the release date of the employee.

2. Approve the Transfer Request

After raising the transfer request by the employee there are few approvals required such as: 

Home Branch Approvals, Host Branch Approvals, Supervisor Approvals, RMG Approvals.

3. Clearance from different departments

i. The Home Branch RMG Team informs the IOU HR to provide the clearance.

ii. The HR provides the clearance to the employee about the assets which need to be returned to the IS Team..

iii. If the employee submits the asset, the IS team provides the clearance.

iv. In case assets are not submitted to the IS Team, the employee needs to submit any pending assets and clear any outstanding dues.

v. After receiving the Asset the IS Team needs to provide the clearance from the location HR.

vi. If the employee is not able to submit the asset then they need to pay the equivalent amount of the asset to the respective IS department before getting the transfer approval.

vii. The IS department will inform the location HR to decide how much amount the employee needs to pay.

viii. The Location HR team informs the employee about the amount of the asset which needs to be paid by the employee.

Ix. The employee can pay the whole amount or can adjust the amount from the next payroll cycle.

x. If the employee does not clear the due amount then the HR team will ask the Finance team to deduct the amount from the employees payroll.

xi. After recovering the due amount the location HR will issue a receipt of the recovered amount to the employee.

xii. The Location HR informs the RMG Team about the completion of the Asset Recovery Process & provides the clearance.

4. Release the Transfer Letter

i. After the transfer request gets approved and all the clearance received, the location HR will issue a transfer letter to the employee.

ii. After receiving the transfer letter the employee may ask for the reimbursement of the transfer expenses or logistics.
The employee needs to submit all the invoices from a registered transport authority having GST no. Then the employee needs to submit them to the location HR for reimbursement.

iii. The local branch HR will change the location details of the employee as per the new location as per the host location.

5. Reporting to New Branch

i. The employee needs to report to the host branch RMG Team and fill the Reporting Form.

ii. As per the reporting form, the employee needs to provide the required information
-Date of reporting.
– Contact details of the New Branch.
– WON number for the allocation in the new Branch.

Conclusion

TCS employee transfer policy is applicable for the employees who need to transfer to different locations as per their job requirement.

In this article we have discussed the details about the transfer policy of TCS. Candidates can also check their employee portal “Ultimatix” to get more information regarding the same.

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