Amid layoff news, TCS requests employees for support to 'build a future ready organization'
Labour Ministry summons TCS over onboarding delay of 600 lateral hires
A letter issued by the office of the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), addressed to the Chairman and Managing Director of TCS, has asked the company to appear for a joint discussion on the matter on August 1, 2025. ETHRWorld has seen a copy of the letter. See More Details
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As information technology (IT) giant Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) plans to shed 2 percent of its global workforce of more than 6 lakh employees, the Tata Group company has reached out to its employees, requesting support to 'build a future ready organization'.In an internal message issued to all employees on a common platform, TCS said the company is on a journey to become a future-ready organization, this includes strategic initiatives on multiple fronts.TCS on Sunday announced that it will layoff around 12,000 employees, primarily in the middle and the senior grades, over the course of the year. This is in light of skill mismatch, CEO K Krithivasan said.'...including investing in new-tech areas (Al and Data, Cybersecurity, Cloud, loT and Enterprise Solutions), entering new markets, deploying Al at scale for our clients and ourselves, deepening our partnerships, creating next- gen delivery and innovation infrastructure and realigning our workforce model,' the message reads. ETHRWorld has seen the internal message.'Towards this, a number of reskilling and redeployment initiatives have been underway. As part of this journey, we will also be releasing associates from the organization whose deployment may not be feasible…..We are on a journey to build a stronger TCS for our associates, clients, and all other stakeholders. Let us come together to support each other as we build a future ready organization and accelerate our growth momentum,' the message added.Meanwhile, Pune-based IT union Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES) has filed a formal complaint with the Labour Ministry, requesting for an "immediate cognizance of this development and issue notice to TCS seeking an explanation, and direct the company to immediately halt all terminations and reinstate affected employees". ETHRWorld has seen the copy of the letter.".....Most of those affected are mid and senior-level professionals who have served the company loyally for 10 to 20 years. The email was callously sent on a Sunday evening, without prior notice or any formal communication process in place. This mass layoff is not only unethical and inhumane; it is outright illegal.....We humbly request the Ministry to....initiate an inquiry into the systemic pattern of forced exits, delayed onboarding, and unlawful retrenchments by TCS, and consider framing stricter safeguards for the IT sector, which currently suffers from lack of enforceable employment protections," the letter read.Last week, the Ministry of Labour and Employment has pulled up TCS following NITES' complaint over the onboarding delay of 600 experienced lateral hires. A letter issued by the office of the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), addressed to the Chairman and Managing Director of TCS, has asked the company to appear for a joint discussion on the matter on August 1, 2025. ETHRWorld had seen a copy of the letter.
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