Cognizant lays off thousands of benched staff in India, union mulls legal action
IT bellwether Cognizant has reportedly laid off thousands of benched employees not actively engaged in client projects at its offices across India. Following this action, a Karnataka-based labour union is now planning to legal action to the company over the alleged massive lay-offs.
The Karnataka State IT/ITeS Employees Union has sent legal notices to Cognizant over the past week regarding individual cases and is planning to file a case under industrial disputes if the company doesn’t respond, reported CNBC-TV18.