Unions allege discrepancy in TCS employee numbers, hold protest in Bengaluru

On October 9, releasing its second-quarter financial results, TCS reported a closing headcount of 593,314 employees in the second quarter of FY26, compared to 613,069 employees in the first quarter. This is a net reduction of 19,755 employees in one quarter. Harpreet Singh Saluja, President of Nascent Information Technology Employees’ Senate, noted that in recent media interactions, TCS claimed that only around 12,000 employees were removed in the quarter. “This discrepancy is glaring, and raises serious concerns about transparency,” he said.