Overview

• NITES alleges nearly 2,500 Pune staff were coerced into resigning in recent weeks, largely mid‑ to senior‑level employees over 40 with long tenures.
• TCS calls the allegations misinformed, says only a limited number were affected by a skills realignment, and says impacted employees received severance.
• The union says the exits violate the Industrial Disputes Act, citing a lack of government notice, unpaid retrenchment compensation, and pressure to sign voluntary resignations.
• NITES has written to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis seeking urgent intervention after the Union Labour Ministry forwarded its complaint to the state without yielding action.
• Context includes TCS’s July plan to reduce about 2% of its global workforce and a fresh NITES demand for a government probe, with separate scrutiny raised by two U.S. senators over global layoffs and hiring practices.