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Pune, Maharashtra: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Monday broke silence about the employee who was spotted sleeping outside the company’s Pune office vicinity as a form of protest. The company’s statement came after pictures of their employee named Saurabh More sleeping outside TCS’ Sahyadri Park office had been widely shared on social media earlier this week.

In a handwritten letter that was placed next to him, More claimed that TCS had not paid his salary for months

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“I have informed HR I don’t have money and will be forced to sleep and live outside TCS on footpath. HR has not responded to that and kept quiet. Hence I am living on footpath since 29th July 2025, in front of TCS,” the letter reads.

The employee stated that he had reported back to work at the office on July 29, but his ID and system access remained inactive. He further added that he was informed during the meeting that he would receive his salary by July 31, but that had not occurred which forced him to resort the protest mode.

Meanwhile, in an official statement to Hindustan Times, the company said that More’s salary was suspended as a standard procedure since he took “unauthorised” leave from work.

In addition, the IT services company reported that the employee has not come back to work and is requesting to be reinstated. The company noted that he has now been given accommodation and is no longer camping outside the office.

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“This is a case of unauthorised absence where the employee has been absent from office. In accordance with standard procedure, payroll was suspended during this period. The employee has now reported back and requested reinstatement. We have provided him accommodation for now and are supporting him in addressing his situation in a fair and constructive manner,” a TCS spokesperson told the Hindustan Times.