Tata Consultancy Services has been named as the top employer in Europe for the third consecutive year by top employer’s certification agency, citing the Indian IT major as an "exceptional performer" in nine core human resources areas.

TCS, the leading IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, has been certified as top employer in eight European countries - the UK, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway by Top Employers Institute.

The company has been recognized as an exceptional performer across nine core human resources areas -- talent strategy, workforce planning, on boarding, learning and development, performance management, leadership development, career and succession management, compensation and benefits, and organizational culture.

TCS was ranked as the overall number one in a process that assessed 688 organizations across Europe.

Only companies that have been certified as a top employer in at least five individual countries in Europe are eligible for the award.

In the UK, the company secured the certification for the fifth year in a row while it was certified for the third consecutive year in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland, and for the second time in Sweden and Denmark.

For the first time, the company was certified in Norway. "We are honored and delighted to have been rated as the leading employer for the third consecutive year. TCS is the IT services market leader in customer satisfaction in Europe," TCS Executive Vice President and Global Head, Human Resources Ajoy Mukherjee said in a statement.

"We believe that the main driver of satisfaction is our extremely talented workforce of 318,000 global professionals, and our relentless focus on hiring and retaining the best talent across Europe will continue," Mukherjee said.

The Top Employers Institute is an independent organization that identifies top performers in the field of Human Resources worldwide.

David Plink, CEO, Top Employers Institute, said, "TCS has been able to prove that they focus on the employee work experience and have a highly consistent application of HR policy practice and alignment across all countries."

Apart from Europe, TCS is also a recognized as a Top Employer in Latin America and North America.

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