Maharashtra’s labour ministry in its discover mentioned a joint assembly between the corporate and the complainant might be held to handle the problem on November 2, 2023, at midday.
TCS receives discover from Maharashtra authorities’s labour division after a grievance was filed by Pune-based Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES) in July 2023
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s largest IT companies firm, has acquired a discover from Maharashtra’s labour and employment ministry relating to the corporate’s delay in onboarding lateral recruits, based on a Business Standard report. The grievance was filed by the Pune-based IT staff’ union, Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES), in July 2023.
According to the NITES grievance, greater than 200 staff have been impacted by the delay in lateral recruitment.
Maharashtra’s labour ministry in its discover mentioned, “A joint meeting between the company and the complainant will be held to address the issue on November 2, 2023, at noon.”
The NITES within the discover additionally mentioned an organization consultant with legitimate paperwork ought to be current on the assembly venue.
NITES President Harpreet Saluja in a press release mentioned, “NITES has drawn attention to the plight of these employees who, in good faith, resigned from their previous positions after receiving employment offers and joining dates from TCS. These professionals, with varying experience levels ranging from 1.8 to 15 years, now find themselves without a source of income, facing financial distress, and unable to meet family responsibilities.”
He additionally mentioned the quantity has now reportedly exceeded 2,000. However, the quantity couldn’t be confirmed independently.
According to the Business Standard report quoting one affected particular person, “I have completed all interview rounds, and the human resource (HR) department sent me the salary breakdown via email for acknowledgement. I accepted the salary terms, and HR said they would release the offer letter within a week. It’s been four months, and despite numerous calls to HR, they claim it’s on hold and will take more time. I have already resigned and am now unemployed because of TCS.”
During the September 2023 quarter, TCS’ headcount fell by 6,333. Its complete variety of staff as of September 30 this yr stood at Rs 608,985, in contrast with 6,15,318.
Its IT companies attrition on the final-twelveth-month stood at 14.9 per cent in the course of the September 2023 quarter, which is decrease than in earlier quarters.
On the hiring plans, TCS Chief Human Resources Officer Milind Lakkad in an analysts’ name put up Q2 outcomes on October 11 mentioned, “Our strategy of proactively hiring bright freshers and investing in training them with the right skills is paying off now. With that talent coming on stream and with reduced attrition, we were able to recalibrate our gross additions, keeping it below the departures during the quarter, driving the productivity, and enhancing project outcomes.”
Though he didn’t explicitly say if the corporate visiting campuses for hiring or not, the corporate is calibrating its hiring plans.
