Labor law holiday for IT companies

The latest update is labor law holiday for IT companies in Bangalore, I am sure this is the impact of UNITES Professionals constant engagement in educating employees on their rights. We will have to campaign to ensure that it is restored and employers do not use this is an excuse to giving Pink slips and create situation which is Race to the Bottom.

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IT companies free of labour laws for 2 years
Anil Kumar M | TNN

Bangalore: With IT firms buffeted by today’s turbulent times, the government has offered a helping hand. Reciprocating their needs, it has exempted IT/ITES and software establishments from the provisions of Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act 1946 (Central Act 20 of 1946) for two years.

These laws are strict on classifying workers, their working hours and shifts, the wages payable, besides other archaic rules on leave and attendance. Head of HR in Infosys Technologies said, “We have antiquated labour regulations, which do not fit the requirement of the knowledge-based industry. This reform is necessary. We do not want inspector raj here, what we want is more such reforms across industries.’’
WHAT THE ACT SAYS

Every establishment mandatorily needs to classify workmen like — permanent; probationers; badlis; temporary; casual and apprentices Working hours for all classes of employees in each shift should be exhibited in English and in principal languages of workmen employed, on notice boards Publication of holidays, notices specifying the wage rate payable to all employees also to be displayed The Act also empowers the government to impose penalties to the tune of Rs 5,000 on the employer who fails to submit or modify the draft standing orders.

Courtesy : TNN