Tata Consultancy Services ( TCS ) is facing allegations regarding job cuts. The IT employees’ body, Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate ( NITES ), has alleged that India’s largest IT company forced nearly 2,500 employees in Pune to resign from their jobs. In a recent letter (seen by the news agency PTI), NITES President Harpreet Singh Saluja has requested the Maharashtra Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis , for timely intervention to protect the interests of the affected employees. Saluja also noted that the Union Labour Ministry has directed the Maharashtra labour secretary to take necessary action based on NITES's representation. This comes after the company announced that it would lay off approximately 2% of its global workforce (12,261 employees) in June, with most of those affected holding middle and senior roles.
“Sadly, despite this directive, the ground reality has become even more distressing. In Pune alone, nearly 2,500 employees have been forced to resign or have been abruptly removed in recent weeks,” NITES wrote in the letter to Fadnavis.
However, TCS dismissed the allegations, noting that only a limited number of employees were affected by the company’s recent initiative to realign skills.
In a statement to PTI, TCS said: “The misinformation shared here is inaccurate and purposefully mischievous. Only a limited number of employees have been affected by our recent initiative to realign skills in our organisation. Those who have been affected have been provided due care and severance, as is due to them in each of the individual circumstances.”
How TCS layoffs may have affected its employees
NITES also claimed that the impacted employees are more than just numbers; they are parents, breadwinners, caregivers, and the support system for thousands of households across Maharashtra.
“Many of those affected are mid- to senior-level professionals who have given 10-20 years of dedicated service to the company. A large number are over 40 years of age, burdened with EMIs, school fees, medical expenses, and responsibilities towards ageing parents. For them, finding alternative employment in today's competitive market is almost impossible,” the IT employees’ body noted in the letter.
NITES has also alleged that TCS is violating the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, by terminating employees without notice to the government, denying statutory retrenchment compensation, and coercing staff into "voluntary resignations."
The letter warned that the education of employees’ children is at risk, loans may go unpaid, and families face “emotional trauma and financial collapse.”
The body reportedly urged Fadnavis to support affected families in their “darkest hour,” ensure employees get their lawful rights, halt further terminations until due process is followed and hold TCS management accountable.
“Sadly, despite this directive, the ground reality has become even more distressing. In Pune alone, nearly 2,500 employees have been forced to resign or have been abruptly removed in recent weeks,” NITES wrote in the letter to Fadnavis.
However, TCS dismissed the allegations, noting that only a limited number of employees were affected by the company’s recent initiative to realign skills.
In a statement to PTI, TCS said: “The misinformation shared here is inaccurate and purposefully mischievous. Only a limited number of employees have been affected by our recent initiative to realign skills in our organisation. Those who have been affected have been provided due care and severance, as is due to them in each of the individual circumstances.”
How TCS layoffs may have affected its employees
NITES also claimed that the impacted employees are more than just numbers; they are parents, breadwinners, caregivers, and the support system for thousands of households across Maharashtra.
“Many of those affected are mid- to senior-level professionals who have given 10-20 years of dedicated service to the company. A large number are over 40 years of age, burdened with EMIs, school fees, medical expenses, and responsibilities towards ageing parents. For them, finding alternative employment in today's competitive market is almost impossible,” the IT employees’ body noted in the letter.
NITES has also alleged that TCS is violating the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, by terminating employees without notice to the government, denying statutory retrenchment compensation, and coercing staff into "voluntary resignations."
The letter warned that the education of employees’ children is at risk, loans may go unpaid, and families face “emotional trauma and financial collapse.”
The body reportedly urged Fadnavis to support affected families in their “darkest hour,” ensure employees get their lawful rights, halt further terminations until due process is followed and hold TCS management accountable.
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