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Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) one of India’s largest IT services companies is planning to lay off around 12000 employees. This has triggered widespread protests from UNITE (Union of IT and ITES Employees) which has been actively demonstrating against the company’s decision. Protests By Employees Over TCS Layoffs After the announcement UNITE began holding demonstrations in multiple cities against TCS. The union has also taken to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) posting “IT employees are not just numbers on a balance sheet – we deserve justice.” TCS Layoffs: What Is UNITE Demanding? The employee union has demanded that TCS withdraw the layoff decision. It has also appealed to the government to step in and take action against the move. According to UNITE the layoffs are targeting mid- and senior-level employees who have consistently delivered strong performances. The union has further warned that if TCS does not reconsider it will escalate the protests to a global scale. According to a report by The Indian Express the union also alleged that TCS has hired freshers at 80-85 per cent employees with lesser pay and going to replace the fired employees and the complete layoff process will result in 30000-40000 jobs lost. TCS’s Response Over Unions Claims In its official response TCS clarified that the layoffs will impact about 2% of its global workforce. The company assured that the process would be carried out in a planned and structured manner so that client services remain unaffected. TCS acknowledged the hardships of employees and said “We understand that this layoff will have a significant impact on our employees. We thank them for their contributions to the company.” Highlights TCS layoffs news IT Union protest over TCS layoffs Employees protest over TCS layoffs TCS to layoff 12000 employees Mint  spoke to TCS regarding the allegations and the company spokesperson said “These speculations are incorrect and misleading. As communicated earlier the impact is limited to 2 per cent of our workforce.”