India, July 27 -- Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is looking to lay off about 2 per cent of its global workforce this year. This could mean the loss of jobs for around 12,261 employees of India's largest IT firm.

After the company increased its workforce by 5,000 employees in the April-June quarter, the TCS workforce stood at 6,13,069 employees as of June 30, 2025.

TCS in a statement said that the decision was taken for the IT firm to transition into a "future-ready organisation", with a focus on market expansion, AI deployment and workforce realignment.

The job cuts will primarily be targeted towards the middle and senior management roles of the company, according reports, which cited the statement. The company said that the transitio...