Cognizant fires unionist for 'performance reasons'Cognizant, in a statement, said: “Cognizant recently terminated this employee of approximately five months tenure with the company for perf...
Should you join a techies union to save your job?No one can deny that forming or joining a union is everyone's right. But the questions are: Is it favourable for techies to unionise to res...
After gaining legal status, more sign up for Tamil Nadu IT unionKarnataka also saw the registration of its first trade union for IT employees, Karnataka State IT/ITeS Employees Union (KITU) earlier this ...
11 Tech Mahindra employees move labour courtLast month, Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra had tendered apology over the manner in which an employee of Tech Mahindra was asked to ...
Maharashtra to set up committee to investigate forced layoffs in IT sector: ReportMaharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has assured to set up a committee to investigate forced layoffs in the IT sector.
Forum for IT Employees seeks State governments' support in layoffs"We seek the State governments to come for the support of the employees when they get terminated from service", FITE General Secretary A J ...
Karnataka to provide legal succour to FITE: Minister"I have to talk to the employees and employers. I cannot have a rule or a policy, and also cannot take one-sided decision," Priyank Kharge ...
It’s the turn of Pune techies to complain of ‘illegal’ layoffsFormer employees of IT firms including Cognizant, Tech Mahindra and Wipro in Pune on Thursday filed separate petitions with the Maharashtra...
Tech Mahindra should stop illegal removals of IT employees: FITETech Mahindra has denied the claims of layoffs saying, "We continue to implement strategies to meet the changing demands of business."
Unions fast gaining traction in Bengaluru's IT sectorState labour minister said as many as three groups claiming to be representatives of IT employees have approached him seeking discussions o...
AIITEA mulls IT Employees United Front to address layoffs"We are planning to organise a united front of IT employees associations to hold talks with Karnataka govt to resolve the issue," an AIITEA...
FITE planning group petition with Tamil Nadu labour department on alleged lay-off by CognizantTamil Nadu's labour laws provide for aggrieved employees to approach the Conciliation wing of the state labour department to settle dispute...
IT workers fora flay steep hike in top executives compensationAccording to the 2017 annual report of Infosys, payouts of at least four Infosys executives have increased by over 50 per cent in the previ...
IT employees set to form union as layoffs loom largeFITE, a group of IT employees, has waged various battles for IT employees who were indiscriminately sacked by various companies in the past.
A union for techies is slowly taking shape in Tamil NaduTamil Nadu, home to an estimated four lakh IT professionals, is witnessing increasing job losses typically among middle-level managers.
Cognizant seeks 2 weeks time from Telangana govt over employees' 'resignations'The Forum for IT Employees had filed a petition on "layoffs" by the IT giant, alleging that Cognizant was illegally terminating thousands o...
Telangana labour department calls Cognizant to discuss layoffsCognizant spokesperson said: “Cognizant has not conducted any layoffs. Each year, as is the best practice across our industry, we conduct p...