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AIn mid-October, our project at TCS ended, and until then, I was reporting to my base location. After that, my entire team moved to the bench. Since we had the option to work from home, we utilized it. However, in January, I reported to the office and was assigned to another project. After joining, my internal access (Ultimatix) was blocked.
When I reached out to HR, they claimed that since I did not report to the office from mid-October to December, they would not pay me for those three months. Additionally, they informed me that they would deduct my next three months’ salary to recover the arrears. They stated that my account would be unblocked only if I accepted this condition via email, and I would also be required to report to the office every day.
During those three months, I received no financial support from TCS, and my PF was also not credited. Since my native place is in a village, I had to bear expenses for rent, food, and other necessities. Somehow, I managed with my savings.
I considered resigning in January itself, but HR was extremely rude and insisted that I had to pay the three months’ salary before leaving and mentioned that they will blacklist me. At that time, I didn’t have enough money, so I had no other option but to stay.
Moreover, my working hours were from 2 PM to 12 AM, as I was working for a USA-based client. In most cases, the work extended until 1 AM or 2 AM, and in the worst cases, even until 3 AM.
However, HR ignored these factors and scheduled calls at 10 AM, requiring in-person meetings. If I failed to attend, they would add those days to my arrears, regardless of whether I worked on that day or not.
Can I take any legal action against TCS Management. Suggestion needed
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SNot a lawyer and neither is legal advice.
Maybe ask the project manager to release you from the current project. So you’re back on the bench and are supposed to look for another project. Now instead of looking for a project, resign from the job so your 3 month notice period starts.
Because they are anyway not going to pay you for 3 months as arrears, might as well prepare for your next role and start applying for jobs.
During those 3 months, go to the office daily and complete internal training.
As far as blacklisting is concerned, I’ve heard, anyone resigning are always blacklisted unless you’re in some exec role. Further, why would you want to come back to the shitty place? Unless you’re joining in exec roles.
Also, who deposits the PF for you? TCS or the company you were working for? If it’s the latter there ain’t much you can do. But if it’s TCS, I think it’s possible to take the legal route cause I don’t think they can withhold PF contribution unless there’s disciplinary action initiated against you.
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SEven if it’s OP’s mistake, they shouldn’t have waited three months to find out that op was not coming to office while on bench. Somebody dint do their job or OP is not telling the whole story.
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SThey didn’t wait. OP didn’t report to office for 2 + months. Possibly also did not pick up calls from HR and resource managers. Looks like they put OP as absconding, froze his payroll and his accesses.
OP is definitely not telling the whole story.
However, TCS HRs, they still are some of the most inefficient, arrogant and useless people I have ever met. OP made a mistake but it looks like his HR is finding sadistic pleasure in troubling him instead to working to a resolution.
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SI am surprised. OP has to checkin some way. Is there any online check-in for TCS? How can you get away without logging into the systems for 3 months? I think in Infosys its just 3-4 days, if you don’t check-in and don’t apply for leaves, you are considered absconding and they will start the termination process. There is more to this story than what’s written by OP.
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DTcs Hr deptt is incompetent but not this level incompetent.
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CYou are not giving the complete story. It’s very one-sided.
You were Absent Without Leave from mid-October to December.
You did not have the option to work from home when on the bench, hence you were not paid a salary.
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FCorrect i have quit TCS recently and they do not provide this kind of work from home option while on bench as much as i know. Other wise so many employees will enjoy being on bench , further since past 1 year TCS is strictly against work from home completely ( sh¡t policy but as employee follow it or quit) WFH for few days are given but not for 3 month straight specially not when you are on bench.
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FWhen you are on bench you don’t do any work and there is no manager over seeing you so people might feel its ok to be absent during that time but regular reporting is strictly monitored during bench period by HR and non reporters can be fired for absence , that is what is happening with op but he is trying to justify months of absence ( the audcity)
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UOP is implying that he has not been fired, and that the company is asking for him to pay them money for missing those months as he continues to work.
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FI hate TCS and quite recently BUT you seem to be hiding details and seem to be the one wrong here . TCS does not provide this kind of work from home option while on bench as much as i know. Other wise so many employees will enjoy being on bench , further since past 1 year TCS is strictly against work from home completely ( sh¡t policy but as employee follow it or quit) WFH for few days are given but not for 3 month straight specially not when you are on bench
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