Employee union president to Infosys: ‘will not hesitate to organize a protest’..if joining date is breached

Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES) president Harpreet Singh Saluja said that the Pune-based union will not hesitate to organize a protest in front of Infosys office if there is any breach in the joining date, reports Economic Times. According to the offer letter, the company has asked 1,000 freshers whose joining had been delayed for over two years to join on October 7, 2024.

What NITES President said

Announcing that Infosys has finally released an offer letter to 1,000 engineering graduates who had been waiting for over two years, Saluja said:
“I am thrilled to announce that after relentless efforts and a formal complaint by Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES), Infosys has finally issued appointment letters to more than 1,000 (still counting) campus hires today. These young engineers, who have been waiting for nearly two years, now have a confirmed joining date of October 7, 2024. This is a huge win for NITES and all the students who stood strong in the face of uncertainty and delay,” he said and added that they won’t hesitate to protest in front of the company’s offices if there is a breach in joining date.”
“We remain vigilant… if Infosys fails to honor this commitment and breaches the joining date, we will not hesitate to organize a protest right in front of the Infosys office,” he added.
Infosys CEO Sahil Parekh recently assured students
The said roles are for System Engineers who were initially offered a role at the Bengaluru-headquartered company in 2022. These andiates were asked to take two pre-training sessions in 2024, with the last one being as recent as August 19. However, the joining was delayed.
In a statement to news agency PTI, Parikh said “Every offer that we have given, that offer will be honored, and those individuals will join Infosys. We have adjusted some dates, but beyond that, there is no change in our approach.”