Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has resumed its annual salary hikes, with most employees slated to receive increments in the range of 4.5 to 7 per cent. Exceptional performers are expected to secure double-digit increases of at least 10 per cent. The hikes will take effect this month, September 2025.
Originally, these increments were scheduled for April 2025, but TCS had postponed them due to global uncertainties. The newly announced hikes align with the salary bands of the past few years. Increments for senior managers (C3 band) are yet to be disclosed.
The announcement follows TCS’s July plan to reduce its workforce by around 2 per cent, affecting approximately 12,000 employees mainly at middle and senior levels. The move had sparked protests by the Union of IT & ITES Employees (UNITE) in Chennai, who labelled the company as “greedy and cruel” and expressed concern that layoffs could potentially impact up to 40,000 staff. UNITE also highlighted that TCS was financially stable, with strong revenue performance, making the job cuts unnecessary.
Despite the past protests and workforce trimming, TCS continues to reward top talent with significant performance-based hikes, signaling its commitment to retaining high performers amid industry challenges.
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