{"id":1297847,"date":"2025-07-18T09:10:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T03:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1297847"},"modified":"2025-07-18T17:12:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T11:42:46","slug":"tcs-employees-can-be-fired-after-35-days-if-no-project-allocated-deadline-is-new-anxiety-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/tcs-employees-can-be-fired-after-35-days-if-no-project-allocated-deadline-is-new-anxiety-high\/","title":{"rendered":"TCS Employees Who Are On Bench Unsure About Their Career Or Job As 35-Day Deadline Ends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has implemented a <strong>strict 35-day bench policy<\/strong>, limiting how long employees can remain without a project. After 35 days, they risk <strong>career stagnation<\/strong> or even <strong>termination<\/strong>. The policy, introduced on June 12, has sparked <strong>widespread anxiety<\/strong> among employees\u2014especially freshers and those facing project mismatch or location constraints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"631\" src=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-21-at-11.35.53\u202fAM-1024x631.png\" alt=\"TCS Employees Who Are On Bench Unsure About Their Career Or Job As 35-Days Deadline Ends\" class=\"wp-image-1297851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-21-at-11.35.53\u202fAM-1024x631.png 1024w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-21-at-11.35.53\u202fAM-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-21-at-11.35.53\u202fAM-768x473.png 768w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-21-at-11.35.53\u202fAM-1536x946.png 1536w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-21-at-11.35.53\u202fAM.png 2036w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Employee Reaction<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Thousands of employees are scrambling to get <a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/tech\/information-tech\/tcs-employees-on-the-edge-as-cos-new-benching-policy-completes-first-cycle\/articleshow\/122589065.cms?from=mdr\">deployed.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Reddit forums<\/strong> are flooded with complaints of <strong>pressure, mismatched roles<\/strong>, and <strong>lack of support<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Some allege they\u2019re being forced into irrelevant projects just to meet the deadline.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>NITES<\/strong>, an employee welfare body, has called the policy <em>\u201cinhumane and exploitative\u201d<\/em>, urging government intervention.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Industry Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On average, <strong>15\u201318% of IT employees<\/strong> are on the bench.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With AI automating repetitive work and a <strong>macroeconomic slowdown<\/strong>, companies face margin pressure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Experts suggest <strong>skill gaps, location mismatches, and resistance to upskilling<\/strong> are all contributing to larger benches.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What Experts Say<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This could be a <strong>precursor to layoffs<\/strong> across the IT industry.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Companies are moving toward <strong>skill-based performance evaluations<\/strong> over tenure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AI is forcing firms to <strong>reskill or replace<\/strong> underutilised resources.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Firms like HCL are also seeing <strong>margin hits due to bench overflow<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Takeaway<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>TCS\u2019 move reflects a broader <strong>industry shift<\/strong>: productivity, agility, and <strong>AI-readiness<\/strong> are becoming non-negotiable. While the policy is seen as harsh, it signals a new era of <strong>performance-driven employment<\/strong> where <strong>relevance trumps seniority<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has implemented a strict 35-day bench policy, limiting how long employees can remain without a project. After 35 days, they risk career stagnation or even termination. The policy, introduced on June 12, has sparked widespread anxiety among employees\u2014especially freshers and those facing project mismatch or location constraints. 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