{"id":1298424,"date":"2025-08-02T11:10:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T05:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1298424"},"modified":"2025-08-02T11:11:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T05:41:01","slug":"tcs-fails-to-attend-crucial-meeting-with-govt-over-on-boarding-of-hired-techies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/tcs-fails-to-attend-crucial-meeting-with-govt-over-on-boarding-of-hired-techies\/","title":{"rendered":"TCS Fails To Attend Crucial Meeting With Govt Over On-Boarding Of Hired Techies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a growing controversy, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has come under scrutiny after the <strong>Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES)<\/strong> accused the IT giant of skipping a scheduled meeting with the <strong>Chief Labour Commissioner<\/strong> in New Delhi. The meeting was organized following concerns over <strong>TCS\u2019s decision to cut 2% of its global workforce<\/strong>, which translates to approximately <strong>12,000 jobs<\/strong>.<\/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\/08\/Screenshot-2024-07-21-at-11.35.53\u202fAM-1-1024x631.png\" alt=\"TCS Fails To Attend Crucial Meeting With Govt Over On-Boarding Of Hired Techies\" class=\"wp-image-1298425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2024-07-21-at-11.35.53\u202fAM-1-1024x631.png 1024w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2024-07-21-at-11.35.53\u202fAM-1-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2024-07-21-at-11.35.53\u202fAM-1-768x473.png 768w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2024-07-21-at-11.35.53\u202fAM-1-1536x946.png 1536w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2024-07-21-at-11.35.53\u202fAM-1.png 2036w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>NITES filed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/amp\/companies\/news\/tcs-committed-honour-onboarding-600-professionals-labour-ministry-125080101396_1.html\"><strong>formal complaint<\/strong> earlier this week<\/a>, urging the Ministry of Labour to crack down on IT companies using vague terms like <strong>&#8220;AI transition&#8221;<\/strong> or <strong>&#8220;workforce realignment&#8221;<\/strong> to justify sudden layoffs. The union claims <strong>TCS only responded via email<\/strong> and did not send a representative to the Friday meeting, sparking allegations of corporate indifference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Alleged Violations of Labour Law<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>According to NITES, TCS\u2019s actions may violate existing Indian labour laws that require prior government intimation before mass terminations. The union stated, <em>\u201cThis is not restructuring. This is mass sacking dressed in corporate jargon.\u201d<\/em> The move, they say, threatens <strong>employee security<\/strong>, particularly for <strong>mid- and senior-level professionals<\/strong>, and sets a <strong>dangerous precedent<\/strong> for the broader IT industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Shifting Trends: From Headcount to Skills<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Industry analysts suggest this is part of a larger trend. As per <strong>TeamLease Digital CEO Neeti Sharma<\/strong>, IT firms are <strong>moving away from scale-based hiring<\/strong> to adopt a <strong>skill-first approach<\/strong>, investing more in emerging tech like <strong>GenAI, cloud, cybersecurity<\/strong>, and <strong>data engineering<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since FY2022, India\u2019s IT services sector has added <strong>3.5 lakh jobs<\/strong>, yet the top four firms \u2014 <strong>TCS, Infosys, Wipro, and HCLTech<\/strong> \u2014 have together <strong>reduced their headcount by over 42,000<\/strong>. While <strong>Infosys plans to hire 20,000 freshers<\/strong> in 2025, TCS\u2019s deferment of onboarding and cost-cutting moves \u2014 including a <strong>7% drop in travel and facility spend<\/strong> \u2014 paint a different picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>As NITES presses for accountability, the question remains whether the government will enforce stricter labour oversight, or if mass layoffs under digital transformation will become the new normal in Indian IT.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a growing controversy, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has come under scrutiny after the Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES) accused the IT giant of skipping a scheduled meeting with the Chief Labour Commissioner in New Delhi. 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