{"id":1297987,"date":"2025-07-21T13:07:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T07:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1297987"},"modified":"2025-07-21T13:08:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T07:38:42","slug":"big-it-firm-in-pune-is-allegedly-forcing-senior-employee-to-quit-over-bench-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/big-it-firm-in-pune-is-allegedly-forcing-senior-employee-to-quit-over-bench-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Big IT Firm In Pune Is Allegedly Forcing Senior Employee To Quit Over Bench Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>A senior employee of a prominent IT firm in Pune has reportedly been coerced into resigning, despite over a decade of service. The Forum for IT Employees Maharashtra (FITE) has taken up the issue, claiming the act reflects a larger trend of unethical treatment of experienced staff under the guise of downsizing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/837324-52904-cgeocoqdlt-1488730829-2-1024x538-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Big IT Firm In Pune Is Allegedly Forcing Senior Employee To Quit Over Bench Policy\" class=\"wp-image-1297993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/837324-52904-cgeocoqdlt-1488730829-2-1024x538-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/837324-52904-cgeocoqdlt-1488730829-2-1024x538-1-300x158.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/837324-52904-cgeocoqdlt-1488730829-2-1024x538-1-768x404.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Complaint Filed with Labour Commissioner<\/strong><br>The affected employee, considered technically sound, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mypunepulse.com\/pune-it-firm-allegedly-pressures-senior-employee-to-resign-forum-for-it-employees-raises-alarm\/\">approached<\/a> the Labour Commissioner\u2019s office with a formal complaint. FITE alleges that the company deliberately stopped assigning projects to the employee, making him redundant without basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TCS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TCS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TCS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TCS<\/a> pune is forcing its 12 yrs experience employee to resign .<br><br>Employee has given his 12 + years to your organisation &amp; is this the way you are going to handel his future.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Benchpolicy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Benchpolicy<\/a> of TCS looks like a tool to reduce headcount without taking into account employees\u2026<\/p>&mdash; Forum For IT Employees &#8211; FITE (@FITEMaharashtra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FITEMaharashtra\/status\/1946533084268249217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FITE Urges State Intervention<\/strong><br>FITE has appealed to Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis and Labour Minister Aakash Fundkar to take swift action. The forum has also invited other IT workers facing similar circumstances to speak up and report unethical practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debate Over Skills and Ethics<\/strong><br>While some social media users defended the company\u2019s move as a business decision, others argued that loyalty and ethics are being eroded. FITE emphasized that the employee is technologically up to date and a victim of flawed workforce planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Growing Resentment in IT Sector<\/strong><br>This case highlights growing dissatisfaction within India\u2019s IT sector over job security, benching tactics, and workforce management. The forum warns that mass hiring followed by arbitrary layoffs is becoming a norm, risking the mental well-being and financial stability of employees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A senior employee of a prominent IT firm in Pune has reportedly been coerced into resigning, despite over a decade of service. 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