It will be a sad day if trade unions make their presence in IT companies..Most of the MNC's have a policy of disengaging those in the bottom 10% in terms of performance..TCS is talking of involuntary attrition of those in bottom 2% ..India's competitive edge will be lost..But at the same time there should be a safety net for those who are sacked especially the ones who have put in 10-20 years of experience
TCS job cuts spur legal threats, unionization calls
By ET Bureau | 5 Jan, 2015
MUMBAI/DELHI: As Tata Consultancy Services, the largest IT services provider in the country, continues its lay-offs, trade unions are attempting to break into the IT industry, which has long avoided any unionization of its employees.
A Chennai-based group of IT-professionals called the Young Tamil Nadu Movement has threatened to take legal action against the company for laying off employees.
"TCS is saying they are going to sack thousands of senior people in the name of
restructuring. They are going to do this on the basis of appraisals, but we know how the process works. Employees are being given vague reasons," said Parimala, a working committee member of the movement.
Large trade unions have also begun to approach TCS employees to consider unionization, according to media reports.
All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) and Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) has asked software engineers to plan a strategy to resist the workforce cut, the International Business Times reported.
TCS has reiterated over the last two weeks that there is nothing out of the ordinary in these job cuts and that it's hiring target of 55,000 for FY15 remains on track.
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TCS job cuts spur legal threats, unionization calls
By ET Bureau | 5 Jan, 2015
MUMBAI/DELHI: As Tata Consultancy Services, the largest IT services provider in the country, continues its lay-offs, trade unions are attempting to break into the IT industry, which has long avoided any unionization of its employees.
A Chennai-based group of IT-professionals called the Young Tamil Nadu Movement has threatened to take legal action against the company for laying off employees.
"TCS is saying they are going to sack thousands of senior people in the name of
restructuring. They are going to do this on the basis of appraisals, but we know how the process works. Employees are being given vague reasons," said Parimala, a working committee member of the movement.
Large trade unions have also begun to approach TCS employees to consider unionization, according to media reports.
All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) and Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) has asked software engineers to plan a strategy to resist the workforce cut, the International Business Times reported.
TCS has reiterated over the last two weeks that there is nothing out of the ordinary in these job cuts and that it's hiring target of 55,000 for FY15 remains on track.
Read more at:
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com...ofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
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