Harpreet Singh Saluja, president of the Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES), has warned that the Pune-based union will not hesitate to stage a protest outside Infosys offices if the company fails to adhere to the agreed joining date. The company has instructed 1,000 freshers, whose joining was delayed for over two years, to start on October 7, 2024.
“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.
Saluja stated. He emphasized that if Infosys fails to meet the scheduled joining date, NITES will not hesitate to organize a protest in front of the company’s offices.
Infosys CEO Sahil Parekh recently reassured the students that the roles are for System Engineers who were originally offered positions in 2022. The candidates were asked to complete two pre-training sessions in 2024, with the latest session held on August 19. Despite the delays, Parekh affirmed in a statement to PTI, “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.”
