TCS case may throw spotlight on job termination in IT industry

The spotlight is on unlawful terminations in the country after a Chennai labour court recently asked Tata Consultancy Services NSE -0.84 % (TCS NSE -0.84 %) to reinstate with back wages an employee who was asked to leave over seven years ago.

This case, they added, may be used as a reference point in future whenever there are mass layoffs or performance-related unlawful terminations of employees.

“Awareness of workers’ rights keeps increasing as we come across more judgments of similar nature. As this order involves one of the largest Indian IT companies, it will create an impact on the industry with respect to employment termination cases,” said Vikram Shroff, head, human resource laws (employment and labour) at Nishith Desai Associates.