Wipro files complaint against ex-US staffer who joined Cognizant
Wipro has filed a complaint against a former senior executive for violation of a non-compete clause in his employment contract by joining Wipro’s direct competitor Cognizant before August this year.
In its complaint, Wipro said Mohd Haque, who quit in June this year, had agreed to certain restrictions on his post-employment activities, including prohibition of work for a small set of Wipro competitors including Cognizant, for 12 months after his employment ended. Upon Haque’s promotion to the role of Wipro’s senior vice president (SVP) and localisation as a US employee, he was eligible to receive more than $1 million in equity awards over many years, said the complaint filed in a US court.
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In the development first reported by TOI, Wipro also alleged that Haque was in possession of confidential information whereby he uploaded and emailed «seven files» containing confidential information from his personal Gmail account on or about June 20, 2023, that was flagged off by its IT team on June 22. “Shortly before his resignation was to be effective, Haque surreptitiously
