IT employees' forum says Cognizant has terminated one of its leader

Company cites performance issues and client feedback as reasons for the termination

The Forum for IT Employees (FITE) has alleged that information technology (IT) major Cognizant terminated one of its leaders on Tuesday as part of its recently announced job cut plan. The organisation, along with other unions — New Democratic Labour Front (NDLF) and Union of IT and ITES Employees (UNITE) — has condemned the move and approached labour department officials.

“Cognizant recently terminated this employee, who had been with the company for about five months, for performance reasons and based on client feedback. Our decision is consistent with the terms of our contracts with all of our employees,” said a Cognizant