Overview

• Saurabh More began sleeping on the footpath outside TCS’s Pune Sahyadri Park office on July 29 after his systems access was deactivated and his salary was not released following an HR meeting that promised payment by July 31.
• A photograph of More’s protest, featuring a handwritten letter describing his unpaid wages, went viral on social media and drew widespread criticism of the company’s handling of salary delays.
• TCS says it suspended More’s payroll under its standard procedure for unauthorized absence and confirms he has reported back to work and requested reinstatement.
• The company arranged temporary housing for More and says it is supporting him in resolving his pending salary in a fair and constructive manner.
• The episode has spotlighted TCS’s recent AI-first restructuring and benching rules that limit nonbillable days and affect roughly 2% of its global workforce.