Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in Letterkenny has been awarded the ‘Investors in Diversity’ Silver accreditation by the Irish Centre for Diversity.
Supported by the employer representative body, Ibec, Investors in Diversity is Ireland’s premier Diversity and Inclusion accreditation mark.
TCS is among the largest employers in the North-West region of Ireland, where TCS operates its Global Delivery Centre, based in Letterkenny.
Commenting on the award Leeanne Patterson, Head of Human Resources, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Letterkenny Global Delivery Centre said “Investors in Diversity Silver accreditation affirms that we have prioritised embedding Diversity & Inclusion into our company culture in the TCS Global Delivery Centre. As part of the process to gain this accreditation, we had to complete a rollout of an Equity Diversity and Inclusion survey for all employees.
“We look forward to building on the work that has been done to date and strive to receive Gold accreditation from the Irish Centre for Diversity.”
The TCS Global Delivery Centre in Letterkenny was first awarded Bronze accreditation in February 2023. The programme both recognises existing efforts and supports the journey of continuous improvement by providing a structured framework to transform workplace practices and culture.
This newly awarded silver accreditation affirms that TCS has been benchmarked against other bodies and has both embedded Inclusive practices across the operation as well as developed and fostered a sense of fairness and belonging among colleagues.
Building on the requirements of Bronze, the ‘Silver Investors in Diversity EDI Mark’ liberates the voice of the people within the organisation. The second step in the Investors in Diversity EDI Mark is about listening to what employees have to say and understanding how people are experiencing the culture within your organisation. In this part of the process, organisations measure the sense of fairness and belonging from the employees’ perspective.
Diversity and inclusivity are at the heart of the TCS culture. According to TCS Global Delivery Centre’s latest Gender Pay Gap Report, 36% of the Irish workforce are women which is significantly above the 19% IT Industry standard in the EU*. The overall gender pay gap across all employees in the TCS Letterkenny Global Delivery Centre is 6%, which is very positive in comparison to the national average of 9.6%**.
Caroline Cummins, Managing Director at Irish Centre for Diversity said, “We have enjoyed working with the team in TCS to support them on their Equality, Diversity and Inclusion journey. We are delighted to award TCS the Investors in Diversity Silver accreditation.”
