TCS in dock over delay in onboarding 600 professionals
These experienced professionals, drawn from cities such as Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Kolkata, Mumbai, and Delhi, had received confirmed offer letters and joining dates from TCS earlier this year. Many of them resigned from secure jobs, relocated across the country, declined other offers, and made significant financial and personal commitments in anticipation of joining one of India's most reputed IT firms.
However, on the scheduled day of joining, they were informed that their onboarding had been postponed indefinitely. According to NITES, there has been no formal communication from the company since, nor any revised timeline or update on their employment status. This sudden and prolonged silence has left hundreds of professionals in a precarious situation, jobless, financially burdened, and emotionally distressed.
Harpreet Singh Saluja, President of NITES, said the situation has turned into a humanitarian crisis. "These professionals acted in good faith, trusting the word of a company that is seen as a leader in the Indian IT industry. Now they are struggling to pay rent, EMIs, school fees, and household expenses, with no income and no clarity from TCS. This is not just unfair, it is unethical.'
In its submission to the Ministry, NITES has requested urgent intervention to ensure accountability from TCS. The organisation has urged the government to press the company to provide a time-bound onboarding plan, offer compensation for the period of delay, extend mental health support through its Employee Assistance Program, and explore alternative roles within the company for the affected individuals.
Calling the conduct of TCS a violation of fair employment practices, NITES warned that such trends could set a dangerous precedent in the Indian IT sector. "We will continue to support these employees and ensure their voices are heard," Saluja added.
TCS has not yet responded to the allegations, and the Ministry of Labour and Employment is yet to issue a formal statement.
UNI BDN BM
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Hindustan Times
24 minutes ago
- Hindustan Times
Indian man offered $150K job in US questions relocating solely for kids' education: ‘Is it really worth it?'
An Indian man's dilemma over whether to relocate to the United States for his children's education has sparked a thoughtful discussion on Reddit. The post, shared by the user under the title 'Is it worth relocating to USA from India?', highlights his concerns about leaving behind a settled and financially secure life in India in pursuit of potential educational opportunities for his children in the US. An Indian man on Reddit sought advice on relocating to the US for his kids' education.(Representational image/Unsplash) 'Settled in India, but is it enough?' The man, who is in his 40s, shared that he has a homemaker wife and two children currently studying in the 9th and 7th grades. He revealed that his company has offered him an internal transfer to Dallas, USA, under the L1A/EB1 visa programme with a annual salary of $150,000. However, his decision isn't driven by money. 'I am thinking to take this opportunity to give better education for my kids (not money), however I am afraid, whether it really help the kids or it will create big problem in future,' he wrote. 'I settled in India with own house without any loans. Is it really worth to relocate purely for kids education only?' Mixed reactions from Reddit users The post, shared by user @Grouchy-Leg1641, prompted several responses from fellow Redditors, many of whom offered their own perspectives and shared similar personal experiences. One Redditor empathised with his uncertainty, saying, 'You're already living a stable life. Moving now is a gamble, especially when the kids are in their teens.' Another added, 'Education might be better there, but will your kids adjust? Teenagers hate change.' One user noted, 'The exposure and opportunities in the US are unmatched. If you can afford it without stress, why not?' Another pointed out, '$150K in Dallas is a solid income. With your background and no existing loans, you'll still have stability.' Some questioned the necessity of the move altogether. 'Indian education is not bad if you guide your kids well,' one user said. Another commented, 'Moving for education is noble, but think long term—social security, healthcare, family support.'
Indian Express
26 minutes ago
- Indian Express
Jharkhand liquor scam: After Pune director Amit Salunkhe's arrest, Sumeet Facilities denies allegations
TWO DAYS after the arrest of director Amit Salunkhe in the Jharkhand liquor scam, his firm Sumeet Facilities on Saturday denied the allegations levelled against him. 'We categorically reject and dismiss, in the strongest possible terms, the unfounded accusations made in public domain, concerning the alleged involvement of our Director, Amit Salunkhe, in a purported alcohol-related case. These baseless insinuations are nothing more than an attempt to tarnish the reputation of Sumeet Facilities Limited and its leadership,' Sumeet Facilities Limited said in a press release. The Jharkhand police have made 11 arrests in the case involving embezzlement of Rs 450 crore. Salunkhe was called for questioning by the officials of ACB. After questioning, he was taken into custody. 'Neither our company, our director, nor his family members have any links—direct or indirect—with any political party or political figure. Any insinuation to the contrary is wholly inaccurate and deserves to be ignored,' a spokesperson for the firm said. Regarding the Ambulance Project '108', a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was rightly dismissed by the Hon'ble Bombay High Court on April 8, 2025. The court confirmed that the entire tender process conducted by the government of Maharashtra was fair, transparent, and legally sound. All allegations of cost escalation were found to be meritless and unsubstantiated,' the Sumeet Facilities said. 'As for the allegations against M Amit Salunkhe relating to Jharkhand's Excise Policy for the year 2022, we view these claims as entirely false. Salunkhe has been wrongfully implicated by investigative agencies, and the case remains sub judice before the courts in Ranchi. We have absolute confidence in the Indian judiciary and are certain that all truth will soon be vindicated,' the spokesperson said.
The Hindu
26 minutes ago
- The Hindu
‘AI will gobble up most low-hanging jobs of coders'
Tech India is witnessing a transformational shift, with its bellwethers currently busy deploying their AI-first strategy to nurture increased human+AI collaborations at their workplaces. This means a few unpleasant things for the software developer community(software): most of the low-hanging, also some of the not so low-hanging coding jobs will go to their AI colleagues; AI will make some developers and their current contribution to coding fully redundant; developers will need to adapt and learn how to work with their AI partners. However, AI has the potential to free up developers from boring, repetitive tasks, allowing them to focus on deep-coding, for complex, intelligent and creative projects. Lead tech players have been quite vocal about their focus on human+AI play, more so in the last couple of months, signalling an impending shift in the tech talent space. For instance, N. Chandrasekaran, Chairman of Tata Sons and Tata Group recently wrote to TCS shareholders, in the company's FY25 annual report, that the rise of automation promised a future of 'dark factories.' IT and business services were moving toward autonomous operations and the path was clear, he told shareholders adding, 'GenAI is not just another tech cycle — it is a civilisational shift. TCS is uniquely positioned to lead this transition.'' Wipro Chairman Rishad Premji, more recently at an annual general meeting said, AI, especially generative and agentic AI, was becoming a game-changer and it was helping his company to rethink how it should work and uncover new growth opportunities. Interestingly, both Wipro and Infosys recently announced the deployment of 200 AI agents each on certain functions to free up people. Infosys deployed 200 enterprise AI agents as part of its Infosys Topaz AI offerings and in collaboration with Google Cloud's Vertex AI platform. These AI agents are designed to automate complex workflows, enhance decision-making, and improve efficiency and reduce costs across various industries like healthcare, finance, telecom, retail, agriculture and manufacturing. Wipro said, agentic AI was already being integrated into core business processes, and it built over 200 agents in partnership with hyperscalers. These agents were meant to independently handle tasks across departments such as HR, finance, and legal, driving scaled efficiencies and outcomes. These are not coding jobs, however, analysts say these trends will solidify and become secular in time, redefining all job roles, including that of developers, across the industry. 'Given the transformational and disruptive capacity of AI, organisations no longer require an army of coders, most of them with low single digit experience in software development. The immediate impact we are seeing is the reduction in intake of junior level talent, and shrinking in size of project teams,'' said Muthu Kumaran, Operating Partner and Head of India Operations, Recognize, a U.S.-based private equity firm. Most of the mundane activities, around typical software development lifecycle, such as code generation, code refactoring, integration, debugging, and validation could go to AI counterparts, said Mr. Kumaran who earlier held various roles across technology and global delivery at Cognizant. According to him, most organisations today are using AI as a complementary tool, a machine acting as a peer to a human/developer. When the shift happens towards using AI as a complete replacement, there is a high probability that coding jobs become restricted to understanding complex systems and debugging non-trivial issues. 'Most of the coding jobs as they exist today could be done by AI and coders will have to move to higher forms of architecture and system design,'' he forecast. Dr. Vikas Khare, Associate Dean School of Technology, Management and Engineering, NMIMS, at Indore said, many repetitive and template coding chores, including bug fixes, basic HTML/CSS web construction, basic CRUD operations, boilerplate generation, and test case writing, were currently being automated by AI. Junior-level programming positions involving predictable and well-documented problems have already started to be replaced by tools like GitHub Copilot, Replit AI, and low-code/no-code platforms, he noted. ``As generative AI models advance over the next five years, they will probably be able to manage increasingly complicated front-end development, backend API design, integration chores, and even some data analysis and pipeline building duties. It is also possible to fully automate old code upgrades and routine program maintenance.'' he further said. Neeti Sharma, CEO, TeamLease Digital, said many AI tools were capable of writing codes, providing real time suggestions and even writing full functions on simple prompts, and therefore many junior developer roles such as web or mobile app development, testing and documentation would be replaced by AI in the next few years. 'The role of a developer will get redefined from pure coding to using complex problem solving skills, judgement and including creativity – skills that AI cannot fully replicate,'' she added. Flip side However, she said, any kind of coding that involved creative problem-solving, strategic design, and understanding complex user needs is likely to remain human-centric. Dominic Pereira, VP, Product Management, Automation Anywhere, said AI was already transforming routine coding tasks by automating standard front-end design, back-end operations like server setup and database management, and continuous code optimisation. 'Over the next five years, one will witness this trend accelerating. However, complex problem-solving, creative design, and strategic planning will remain human-driven,'' he added. Sreekumar Pillai, CTO at Experion Technologies said, Looking ahead, over the next five years, we expect AI to handle more advanced coding tasks that involve pattern recognition across large codebases and even some elements of system design. This could include generating microservices from business rules, automating code migration, and performing AI-driven debugging. B.S. Murthy, CEO, Leadership Capital, said, wherever human ingenuity, critical thinking & imagination is needed, AI is yet to make a huge practical impact on tasks or applications. AI is not likely to replace coders/system engineers who code in C++, which is used to build operating systems, gaming, graphics and critical secure applications. 'AI will not immediately replace domain competencies like tech architects, dev ops, UI/UX, product management, robotics & embedded systems. Talent high on Math & imagination will rule the roost in this decade,'' added Mr. Murthy. Developers would evolve into supervisors and collaborators who focus on strategic decisions, ethical considerations, domain-specific logic, security planning and creative problem-solving that AI cannot replicate, said experts. Ayan Barua, co-founder and CEO of Ampersand, said AI is eating the grunt work of software, not the craft. 'In five years, the machines will write most of the scaffolding, but humans will still design the skyscraper.''
