Not firing employees in Lucknow: TCS

BENGALURU: IT major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) denied media reports that it was firing about 2000 employees in Lucknow as it closes its centre in the city.

“There have been false rumours and reports being circulated in the media about the company’s operations in Lucknow. TCS would like to clarify that it is only consolidating its UP operations in Noida and there will be no job loss as a consequence,” the company clarified in a statement.

TCS said that it is working to ensure that employees get opportunities in Noida and other centres across India as part of this consolidation.


Chief executive of TCS Rajesh Gopinathan said that the rumours were “malicious fear mongering” and assured that nobody in Lucknow is being laid off. "There will be no layoffs, we are committed to grow the business in UP, & are consolidating operations in Noida," Gopinathan said at the company’s earnings press conference in Mumbai.

TCS is the largest IT services firm in India and employed 385,809 people at the end of June.

“Hiring as a focus this year is going to be less than last year and we will be concentrating on training,” said Ajoyendra Mukherjee, EVP and Head, Global Human Resource at TCS, adding, “Overall hiring will be lower than last year”.