DBT Bureau
Bengaluru, 7 February 2025
IT services major, Infosys has laid off around 700 freshers, shortly after onboarding them, reports said.
IT employees’ union Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES) has denounced the move terming it as unethical.
“In a shocking and unethical move, Infosys has begun forcefully laying off around 700 campus recruits who were onboarded just a few months ago,” Harpreet Singh Saluja, NITES president, said in a statement.
The IT union also alleged that terminated freshers are being made to sign confidentiality agreements, terming it as an attempt to suppress the details of the layoffs.
NITES alleged that the company also deployed “bouncers and security personnel” during the termination process to intimidate employees.
However, reports said that Infosys defended its decision saying that these affected freshers were given three chances to clear multiple tests, which was part of the onboarding process.
“All freshers get three attempts to clear the assessment, failing which they will not be able to continue with the organisation, as is also mentioned in their contract. This process has been in existence for over two decades,” the IT major said in a statement.
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