FITE seeks legal advice on petition against Cognizant's job layoffs

It may need to file separate pleas for individual and joint petitioners in its case against IT major

The Forum for Information Technology Employees (FITE) may need to file two separate petitions for individual and collective petitioners, in order to proceed with their complaint on allegedly illegal layoffs by IT major Cognizant.

FITE is consulting with legal experts on how to go ahead with the case and whether it would require a registration as a union to file a collective petition. The foris in the process of registering as a union. 

FITE has been organising protests against job layoffs by information technology (IT) companies.

The joint commissioner