Pune: IT Employees Union NITES Files Complaint Against Tata Technologies For Illegal Layoff Of More Than 800 Employees
Sumit Singh
Pune, 10th March 2021: City-based Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES), a union of IT employees, has lodged a complaint with Maharashtra Labour Department against Tata Technologies for allegedly terminating the jobs of 800 employees.
The complaint states, “We would like to bring to your notice that we had received complaints from employees of Tata Technologies, Hinjewadi, Pune regarding illegal termination of employment to maintain the PROFITABILITY of business under COVID – 19 Pandemic. The company had earlier benched more than 400 employees has also sent employees forcefully on Leave without pay till 31 December 2020. The company hare failed to pay the salary of these employees for the last 8 months. Because of this illegal termination initiated on 01st March 2021 now jobs of more than 800 employees is at risk.”
NITES president Harpreet Saluja said, “The company has violated Maharashtra state Government’s directions, rules and regulations issued on 31st March 2020 and other statutory labour laws. NITES is highly concerned about the number of IT Employees and their families who are now at risk of survival due to this unfortunate incident. Many employees working in the IT Industry are facing a difficult situation and are already working in fear.”
NITES has demanded strict action against Tata Technologies and immediately release of pending salary for the employees.
