Disney ABC TV reverses plans to outsource IT jobs
Washington, June 13: Amid reports of a US government probe of two top Indian IT companies for possible violations of H-1B visa rules, Disney ABC TV has cancelled plans to outsource IT jobs, according to a media report Just two weeks ago, the Disney ABC Television Group told about 30 to 35 application developers that their jobs were being moved to an IT contractor with large offshore operations, Computerworld reported. But on Thursday, the Disney ABC TV Media Technology & Strategy development team told the developers that their layoffs were being rescinded, it said citing a Disney ABC source although a Disney spokesperson declined comment. The employees were notified of their impending layoffs on May 28. Some had already begun working on the "knowledge transfer" process of training employees of IT services contractor Cognizant Technology Solutions, a US-based firm with major offshore operations, it said. One affected Disney ABC IT employee cited by Computerworld speculated that Disney's change of heart the decision is linked to the uproar over the outsourcing at another division, Parks and Resorts, which runs the theme parks.
