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The transfer has drawn sturdy reactions from a number of IT and ITeS unions.
The announcement comes shut on the heels of a controversial “bench coverage” introduced by the corporate in June, which may translate to job loss for workers on the bench.
The transfer has drawn sturdy reactions from a number of IT and ITeS unions.
Multiple blows in a month
Harpreet Singh Saluja, president at Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES), knowledgeable that the union has filed a proper grievance with the Ministry of Labour and Employment towards the corporate and termed the layoff “unlawful.”
“TCS has deliberate to terminate hundreds of staff with out giving them due discover or any prior intimation to the federal government, all of that are necessary beneath present Indian labour legal guidelines,” learn the letter addressing Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister for Labour and Employment, Government of India.
This is the third submission by the union towards the corporate in a single month, the primary being towards the “bench coverage” and the second highlighting an indefinite delay from the corporate in onboarding greater than 600 lateral hires.
Allegations of compelled resignations
Allegations have additionally surfaced that TCS has been forcing mid-management staff on the bench to resign and threatening them with drastic measures corresponding to blacklisting and holding again funds in the event that they refused.
“Employees on the bench” refers to workers who aren’t assigned to a shopper venture in the intervening time, however would stay on the corporate’s payroll.
The newly carried out tips of TCS limit the bench length to 35 days a 12 months. Employees and unions allege that this places the onus on the employees to seek out initiatives.
A mid-level worker on the firm who wished to stay nameless alleged that a number of hundred staff, primarily these on the bench, have been compelled to resign from the Bengaluru workplace of the corporate within the final two weeks.
“People are promised just a few months’ pay if they’re prepared to resign. If they refuse, they’re threatened with termination with none compensation. People are being scared into resignation by saying that the corporate will blacklist them and won’t present them with a relieving letter,” the worker stated
Employees anxious
According to the worker, the corporate has additionally began instructing managers to furnish details about a hard and fast variety of ‘non-critical’ workers from every venture.
“So far, the impression was that solely these on the bench had been at risk. With yesterday’s round, these engaged on initiatives have additionally develop into anxious,” stated the worker.
Mr. Saluja famous that affected staff from the corporate’s places of work in Bengaluru, Kolkata, and Hyderabad have additionally approached the union. “If the corporate terminates them on the premise of the bench coverage, it may be challenged in court docket. But whether it is proven that the workers resigned on their very own accord, there are not any probabilities for folks to struggle again,” he stated.
Saubhik Bhattacharya of All India IT & ITeS Employees’ Union (AIITEU) alleged that forcing staff to resign would additionally assist the corporate save severance packages.
Helpdesk arrange
With issues about huge retrenchments, unions together with The Karnataka State IT/ITeS Employees Union (KITU), AIITEU and NITES have setup helpdesk numbers for workers beneath duress.
“As per the Industrial Disputes Act, it’s a punishable offence for an employer to compel an worker to resign. Every worker has the authorized proper to refuse to signal a compelled resignation,” stated KITU which demanded fast authorities intervention.
“As per labour legal guidelines, any firm using greater than 100 staff should acquire prior permission from the federal government earlier than finishing up any retrenchment,” stated the Union.
TCS has not responded to The Hindu’s request for a remark.
Published – July 28, 2025 08:46 pm IST
