The Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES) an IT employee union has raised serious allegations against Infosys accusing the company of violating apprenticeship laws during its mass termination of trainees. NITES has sought immediate intervention from the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship to address these concerns. As per the Economic Times report a letter to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan NITES President Harpreet Singh Saluja described the alleged violations as a grave matter. He wrote “NITES…seeks your urgent intervention in a grave matter concerning Infosys Ltd’s blatant violation of The Apprentices Act 1961 and The Apprenticeship Rules 1992.”  Clean Chit to Infosys By Karnataka Govt The Karnataka labour department recently cleared Infosys of any labour law violations related to the layoffs of over 300 trainees. However NITES disagree with this claiming the number of layoffs exceeds 700. Infosys and the labour department maintain that the figure is below 350. NITES alleges that Infosys enrolled hundreds of fresh graduates under the National Apprenticeship Training Scheme (NATS) in October 2024 entering into apprenticeship contracts with them. It further claims that Infosys terminated these apprentices under questionable circumstances citing failure in three rounds of internal assessments. The union has requested an urgent inquiry into the terminations calling for the reinstatement of terminated apprentices and payment of pending stipends. NITES argues that the terminations violate key statutory provisions including rules related to compensation probation periods and early termination processes under the apprenticeship laws. Allegations Against Infosys According to the complaint Infosys allegedly forced around 700 apprentices to sign mutual separation agreements. Trainees reportedly revealed that they were asked to come at Infosys’s Mysore campus where security personnel and bouncers were deployed. NITES claims that mobile phones were confiscated during these meetings effectively isolating the trainees and preventing them from documenting the alleged incident. The union describes this conduct as both unethical and a direct violation of multiple legal provisions. Infosys’s Response Infosys has denied all allegations emphasizing that its hiring and retention practices are merit-based and assessment performance. The company stated that its rigorous evaluation processes are essential to maintaining high-quality talent for its clients.