INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES), an IT sector employee rights organisation, has reportedly filed a complaint
with the labour ministry against Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
According to a report in TheIndianSubcontinent, NITES in its letter to the ministry has alleged that the IT major is forcefully transferring
over 2,000 employees.NITES alleged that TCS has initiated transfers of employees to different base locations without consulting them.As per
the letter the affected employees are required to relocate to the new location within 14 days or stand to have their salaries deducted
In the letter, NITES claimed that these requirements have put employees under financial and emotional stress
It has urged the ministry to investigate TCS' transfer practices to determine if they are in violation of labour laws, and take requisite
The company has not provided a valid reason for the transfers, and it has not given employees a fair opportunity to provide alternative
them about their transfer to Mumbai among other locations
The email reportedly states that the transfers are necessary due to business requirements
However, no specific details are said to have been provided
Employees are required to report to the new location within two weeks, and will be reimbursed later, according to the emails sent to
employees.Most of the affected employees are in the 1-2 year experience category with a large section coming from Hyderabad base
TCS has over 600,000 employees.Many of these employees are said to have moved back to their hometowns when organisations had allowed work
from home during the pandemic
And companies are reported to be having a tough time getting these employees to return to the base locations and to the offices now
