The news of TCS layoffs has led to Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES) writing to Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. India’s biggest IT services firm, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Sunday said it would be laying off around 12,000 employees over the course of the year, which means an approximate 2% cut in its workforce.With this TCS is set to implement its biggest workforce reduction ever. Previously, the company had terminated approximately 3,000 employees in 2015, which was around 1% of its total staff at that time. This is reportedly the biggest mass layoff that the Indian IT industry is set to witness.
TCS Layoffs: NITES Wants Halt On Terminations
NITES, an IT workers’ union, has written a letter to Union labour minister Mansukh Mandaviya, voicing concerns regarding the mass sackings announced by Tata Consultancy Services.According to an ET report, the IT workers’ organisation challenged the legality of these dismissals and requested official instructions be issued to TCS to “halt all terminations and reinstate affected employees.”Also Read | TCS layoffs ‘biggest ever’ for Indian IT! Artificial Intelligence not to blame for ‘difficult’ decision? Top 10 things to know about mass sackingsThe union emphasised that permitting a corporation of TCS’s magnitude to conduct large-scale layoffs and firings without proper procedures or accountability would establish the wrong standard for other organisations, leading to employment uncertainty, diminished worker protections, and reduced confidence in India’s labour environment.NITES urged the Ministry to hold the company’s senior leadership responsible, particularly given the CEO’s salary increase during a period of widespread job cuts.According to TCS’s annual report, CEO K Krithivasan received Rs 26.5 crore in FY25, representing a 4.6% increase from the previous financial year. The report indicated that his compensation was 329.8 times the median employee salary.Additionally, NITES called for an investigation into TCS’s delayed onboarding practices. Earlier this month, the union had highlighted concerns regarding delays in the lateral recruitment of 600 professionals.
Other Trade Unions Also Slam TCS
IT sector employee unions have labelled the dismissals unlawful and encouraged TCS staff facing redundancy to resist resignation pressures. The Karnataka State IT/ITeS Employees Union has appealed to the technology major to withdraw its staff reduction strategy and restore positions of impacted workers.The Forum for IT Employees (FITE) has recommended that TCS should avoid applying direct pressure on employees to resign. Instead, they advised the company to provide notice period remuneration, severance packages and extend health insurance benefits for a 12-month period.Also Read | ‘Don’t resign under pressure….’: TCS layoffs opposed by IT employee unions; IT giant to sack 12,000 employees
