In a latest development, IT labour union NITES said Infosys has indefinitely postponed further assessments of the next employee batch.
On Monday, a company-wide mail conveying this development was circulated among concerned employees.
“We are here to help you prepare better and have decided to provide additional training and support from subject matter experts so you can successfully clear the assessment. Therefore, the third attempt of the generic FA2 Assessment originally scheduled for February 24 has been rescheduled. We will soon convey revised dates,” the mail said.
Calling this a cover-up, Harpreet Singh Saluja, the President of NITES observed, “The company never gave such liberty to the 700 employees it forcefully terminated on February 7. They were thrown out in a day without notice, severance, or a place to stay the night. This sudden decision to delay assessments is because of the fight NITES and the terminated employees launched against Infosys’ unethical layoffs. Under pressure, Infosys is now trying to avoid further controversy, but this fight is far from over.”
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Saluja added the Karnataka government must also take responsibility instead of rewarding corporate exploitation.
Meanwhile, last week, Karnataka Labour Minister Santosh Lad spoke with the company’s management acting on the Central Government’s directive to investigate the recent layoffs of freshers at Infosys’s Mysuru campus.
Lad met with senior officials from the Labour Department and Infosys at Bengaluru’s Vikas Soudha. He urged greater transparency in layoffs, consistent recruitment policies across IT firms, a stress-free work environment, and the challenges female employees face.