All India IT & ITeS Employees' Union (AIITEU) opposed TCS' new benching policy, which mandates a minimum billing of 225 days/year, restricting bench time to just 35 days. The union termed this an "anti-worker policy". "It's an attempt by TCS...to justify the organisation’s anti-worker policy of Performance Improvement Plan...that the management often resorts to, during downsizing," it said.