Job Layoffs: Employees may lose their jobs due to the new bench policy in TCS, know the whole matter

TCS launched its new bench policy on June 12. This is a very strict policy. This policy states that the company’s employee can remain on the bench for a maximum of 35 days. This means that if an employee is not put on a project during this period, his career may be hindered.

There is an atmosphere of fear among the employees of TCS. They are worried about losing their jobs. The reason for this is TCS’s new bench policy. TCS is India’s largest IT company. More than 6 lakh employees work in this Tata Group company. What is TCS’s new bench policy, how many employees can lose their jobs due to this policy?

The new bench policy was implemented on June 12

TCS started its new bench policy on June 12. This is a very strict policy. This policy states that the company’s employee can remain on the bench for a maximum of 35 days. This means that if an employee is not put on a project during this period, his career may be hindered. Not only this, he may also lose his job. This policy came on June 12. This means that on July 18, more than 35 days have passed since this policy.

Many employees have posted on social media

There is an atmosphere of fear among many employees of TCS. Some employees have posted about this on social media platforms like Reddit. It has been told in these that employees are being pressured to accept such roles which have nothing to do with their training. Many employees are being asked to join such locations where they do not want to go. An employee has written on Reddit that employees should be ready for layoffs.

Pressure to go to a project with other background

Another user has written, “I was trained in Java. But after being on the bench for a month, I am being pressured to join a support project which has nothing to do with Java or Python.” News18 has not been able to independently verify such claims. The new bench policy states that employees will have to work for at least 225 business days in 12 months on a project that will generate revenue for the company. This policy is applicable to all employees.

TCS has more than 6 lakh employees in India and around the world

TCS has not officially disclosed the number of its employees who are on the bench. But, according to industry estimates, generally around 15-18 percent of the company’s employees are on the bench. TCS has around 6,13,000 employees in India and abroad. This means that thousands of people may lose their jobs due to the new bench policy. However, some employees say that the company’s new policy is right, because it will remove those employees who have been on the bench for a long time.

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