FIS continues to move American jobs to Cognizant while reducing its own workforce. Reports indicate that FIS employees have been laid off or transferred to Cognizant. At the same time, FIS executives receive multimillion-dollar compensation, while thousands of employees do the work required to deliver services to customers under binding contracts.
Cognizant is now facing federal scrutiny, including a U.S. Department of Labor suspension of certain employment-based filings. FIS has also faced federal proceedings and multiple lawsuits.
The FIS Board has a responsibility to protect employees, customers and shareholders—not simply executive compensation.
If these decisions have caused legal or financial harm, shareholders and affected employees should demand independent investigation and consider whether legal action against responsible executives and directors is warranted.