TN labour dept, NASSCOM and firms deliberate on 'mass layoffs' in IT sector

AIFITE and UNITE, the organisations that offer support to IT employees, in their letters urged the government to take steps against the alleged mass retrenchment by various IT companies

The Labour Department of Tamil Nadu and National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) and various IT majors in Chennai deliberated on the retrenchment of employees reported in the IT sector. The meeting was conducted in the backdrop of letters submitted by two employees unions - the All India Forum for IT/ITeS Employees (AIFITE) and the Union of IT and ITeS Employees (UNITE) on November 5, 2019.

According to the Union sources, a letter has been sent by the Commissioner of Labour inviting representatives from NASSCOM, and 19 IT companies including Infosys Ltd, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Tata Consultancy Services,