Hi guys,
I am working in an IT company. Mostly in all Indian IT companies, Employees are made to work for more than 8 hours and the work load given to an employee is more than thrice of a single person's work. Where there should be 15 employees for a project, there is just 6 to 7 employees working. Is there any LAW for IT Employees in India? There are LAWs for U.S. IT companies. The LAW is like, Employees have to be provided with a minimum amount of salary($X per hour) and 8 hours of work. We Indians are working like slaves for other countries. Wake up India. Why this kind of LAW is not brought here for India?. Can we bring up that LAW in near future? Plz give your suggestions.
From India, Madras
I am working in an IT company. Mostly in all Indian IT companies, Employees are made to work for more than 8 hours and the work load given to an employee is more than thrice of a single person's work. Where there should be 15 employees for a project, there is just 6 to 7 employees working. Is there any LAW for IT Employees in India? There are LAWs for U.S. IT companies. The LAW is like, Employees have to be provided with a minimum amount of salary($X per hour) and 8 hours of work. We Indians are working like slaves for other countries. Wake up India. Why this kind of LAW is not brought here for India?. Can we bring up that LAW in near future? Plz give your suggestions.
From India, Madras
That is why American economy is slowing down its rating is declining. whereas Indian company are improving day by day for the better. Its good to have 6-7 contributing employees than 15 -16 in which half do not know the job.Compensation takes care for increased working hours...
SN
From India, Jamshedpur
SN
From India, Jamshedpur
[QUOTE=mpadhu;1634091]Hi guys,
Every company has it's policy to tackle working beyond stipulated 8hrs. Therefore, you need to look for the same in your company. If no such policy is there, than you need to raise this concern to your higher authority TOGETHER also highlight your thought the way you need to be compensated for this.. like An additional compensatory leave( equivalent to extra hrs worked) OR pay/ Incentive Or perquisite matching the extra efforts put in by the employee.
Make your voice more logical if you manage to get data as what are the practices adopted by your copetitiors, I believ no company wants to loose a competent employee... so all the best.
SKB
From India, New Delhi
Every company has it's policy to tackle working beyond stipulated 8hrs. Therefore, you need to look for the same in your company. If no such policy is there, than you need to raise this concern to your higher authority TOGETHER also highlight your thought the way you need to be compensated for this.. like An additional compensatory leave( equivalent to extra hrs worked) OR pay/ Incentive Or perquisite matching the extra efforts put in by the employee.
Make your voice more logical if you manage to get data as what are the practices adopted by your copetitiors, I believ no company wants to loose a competent employee... so all the best.
SKB
From India, New Delhi
It is the more senior and competent persons who are not affected by the above mentioned exploitation as they can dictate terms and make the management bend in their favor.
It is the fresher or the less experienced who is trapped into signing a bond ranging from 2 to 3 years and then crushed like sugarcane to extract even the last drop of juice.
The employers also have a point that the employees desert them after a few months of training and hence have to retrain new candidates,but not compensating for extra hours and extra work is definitely not the right approach.
Policies are made by the Management which are often one sided.A regulation should be brought about making it compulsory that the policy should be approved and passed by a neutral agency to maintain the interests of both the employee and the employer.
Regards,
Rajendra.
From India, Pune
2It is the fresher or the less experienced who is trapped into signing a bond ranging from 2 to 3 years and then crushed like sugarcane to extract even the last drop of juice.
The employers also have a point that the employees desert them after a few months of training and hence have to retrain new candidates,but not compensating for extra hours and extra work is definitely not the right approach.
Policies are made by the Management which are often one sided.A regulation should be brought about making it compulsory that the policy should be approved and passed by a neutral agency to maintain the interests of both the employee and the employer.
Regards,
Rajendra.
From India, Pune
- We are not law-less society. There is law already in existence. Shops and Establishment Act is the law governing IT Industry and defining working hours and working conditions.
- What is lacking is adherence and implementation of law like most other laws in our country.
From India, Pune
HI,
The laws are already there. ITemployees are no different than other employees.AS per the law overtime wages are reqired to be paid. The basic problem is that the IT employees do not think that they are "workmen" like any other industry and are not ready to get unionised.
Ravindra Pund
From India, Pune
The laws are already there. ITemployees are no different than other employees.AS per the law overtime wages are reqired to be paid. The basic problem is that the IT employees do not think that they are "workmen" like any other industry and are not ready to get unionised.
Ravindra Pund
From India, Pune
Very true there are laws but the employers have the ability to afford legal advice and consultants to interpret and twist the law according to their choice. The bond is a tool which the employers use as a ring master's whip and make the employee dance to his tunes. The employee is not even aware of the content of the bond nor is he given the copy of it. This practice should be somehow stopped.
Regards,
Rajendra Jadhav.
From India, Pune
Regards,
Rajendra Jadhav.
From India, Pune
Compensation for extra working hours is not the right approach as said by Ranjendra. We are not getting time to be in home and spend time with family and friends. 16 Hours spent for Office(including travel) and Just 8 Hours for Home. What can be done in that 8 hours? Sleep? Eat? Talk with your Mom/Dad?. Nothing can be done. Just go to bed to get ready for next day. It is not a proud thing to say that we work for 10hours or 12hours, But it happens. People in higher posts themselves not understanding that we all are working for other countries to make other countries develop and making ourselves like slaves. The Law should be made strong to stop this kind of practices performed by IT companies. Only we should realize and come forward to stop this.
From India, Madras
From India, Madras
Dear All
The employees of IT companies or BPOs are "workmen" as defined under the Industrial Disputes Act 1947. Their hours of work are to be regulated by the provisions of the respective law relating to working conditions applicable. As far as Tamilnadu is concerned, the Tamilnadu Shops and Establishments Act is applicable and the working hours prescribed under this law is applicable subject of course to the exemptions granted by the Government. Other laws relating to gratuity and bonus are also applicable. The issue is not one of applicability of labour laws to IT companies. The issue is one of implementation of labour laws by the employers in IT companies and the enforcement of these labour laws by the official agencies. The attitude of the employees of IT companies is also relevant. As has been pointed out by one of the posts in this thread, basically, the IT employees may not like to be called "workmen" under the Labour Laws. Secondly the factor affecting the implementation/enforcement of labour laws in establishments where the employees/workmen are white collared (that is possessing at least a professional or technical degree) is that fear of losing the job(a well founded fear) if they claim the benefits under the various labour laws. I have come across cases of IT employees fully qualified to get gratuity amounting to at least one lakh rupees, refusing to claim gratuity from their previous employer, fearing an adverse report in case a background check is made by the current employer.
From India, Madras
The employees of IT companies or BPOs are "workmen" as defined under the Industrial Disputes Act 1947. Their hours of work are to be regulated by the provisions of the respective law relating to working conditions applicable. As far as Tamilnadu is concerned, the Tamilnadu Shops and Establishments Act is applicable and the working hours prescribed under this law is applicable subject of course to the exemptions granted by the Government. Other laws relating to gratuity and bonus are also applicable. The issue is not one of applicability of labour laws to IT companies. The issue is one of implementation of labour laws by the employers in IT companies and the enforcement of these labour laws by the official agencies. The attitude of the employees of IT companies is also relevant. As has been pointed out by one of the posts in this thread, basically, the IT employees may not like to be called "workmen" under the Labour Laws. Secondly the factor affecting the implementation/enforcement of labour laws in establishments where the employees/workmen are white collared (that is possessing at least a professional or technical degree) is that fear of losing the job(a well founded fear) if they claim the benefits under the various labour laws. I have come across cases of IT employees fully qualified to get gratuity amounting to at least one lakh rupees, refusing to claim gratuity from their previous employer, fearing an adverse report in case a background check is made by the current employer.
From India, Madras
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