Wipro controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2023
Graduate-hire salary offer controversy
Wipro was criticized after presenting approximately 4,000 graduate hires with optional revised offers worth nearly half the value of earlier packages. Wipro said the original offers remained available and characterized the revised offers as an immediate-joining option.
2020
Employment discrimination lawsuit
Five former US employees filed a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging discrimination against people who were not of South Asian or Indian origin. The allegations included claims about the ethnic composition of Wipro's US workforce; the reference material does not establish a final adjudication.
2019
Wipro sues Analog Devices over outsourcing contract
Lawsuit filed
Wipro filed a case against Analog Devices in a US district court, alleging breach of an outsourcing contract and seeking more than $6.9 million under the contract termination payout schedule. Analog Devices did not respond to an email seeking comment.
Source excerpt
An email sent to Analog Devices did not elicit a response.
Wipro said it suffered damages and Analog Devices owes it over $6.9 million under the contract termination payout schedule.
Wipro has filed a case against the $6-billion semiconductor company Analog Devices Inc (ADI) in a US district court in Massachusetts for breach of an outsourcing contract.
2016
Settlement of internal-controls allegations
Wipro paid a US$5 million penalty to settle SEC allegations that its internal controls were deficient. The company neither admitted nor denied the allegations.
2009
Employee embezzlement and SEC investigation
Wipro discovered that a junior employee had embezzled approximately US$4 million. The matter led to an investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission into the company's internal financial controls.