14/10/2025
AIITEU’s Statement on TCS Layoffs
The All India IT and ITeS Employees’ Union (AIITEU) condemns the forced resignation and illegal retrenchment carried out by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). TCS can no longer disguise the grim reality of mass layoffs under the pretext of organisational restructuring. Despite recording a net profit of ₹65,331 crore in FY 2024–25, TCS initiated a sweeping downsizing program following its new “associate deployment policy” announced on June 12, 2025. This policy, which imposed a minimum billability of 225 days and restricted bench time to 35 days annually, triggered fears of large-scale job losses—fears later validated when TCS’s CEO confirmed a 2% workforce reduction. Our findings reveal a far deeper crisis. Contrary to the official claim, the union estimates that over 38,000 employees were effectively forced out, either through coercive resignations or veiled threats. Reports from affected employees describe closed-door meetings, intimidation, and psychological harassment. Many were compelled to resign under duress, denied due severance, and stripped of health insurance without notice—violating both the Industrial Disputes Act of 1947 and Article 21 of the Indian Constitution, which guarantees the right to live with dignity.
AIITEU holds firmly that the government’s silence has acted as a complicit factor while TCS’s actions reflect a dangerous precedent where corporate priorities override workers’ rights. The “mutual separation” packages developed by TCS are inconsistent and discriminatory that benefit only a select few, while leaving the majority financially and emotionally devastated. July to September quarter witnessed a nationwide agitation with employees staging protests in major cities and social media amplifying their cause through trending campaigns like and . AIITEU has filed multiple complaints across regional labour offices and calls for immediate governmental intervention, demanding a tripartite meeting between the state, TCS management, and employees.
In conclusion, the union asserts that the TCS layoffs represent a systematic assault on the fundamental rights of India’s skilled workforce. It urges the policymakers to restore constitutional balance by ensuring corporate accountability, protecting labour rights, and preventing such exploitative practices from becoming normalized within India’s IT/ITeS ecosystem.
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