Karnataka State IT/ITeS Employees’ Union (KITU) has urged the Siddaramaiah-led government to reconsider its reported plans to extend the working hours of the IT/ITeS/BPO sector. According to the union, the government plans to increase the working hours to 14 hours a day. The proposal to amend the Karnataka Shops and Commercial Establishment Act in this regard, was presented in a recent meeting called by the labour department with various stakeholders in the industry, it said in a release. Labour Minister Santosh Lad, officials from the Department of Labour and IT-BT…
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Public sector bank employees threaten to go on strike on June 27
[ad_1] Employees of public sector banks on Wednesday threatened to go on strike on June 27 to press for pension-related issues and their demand for five days’ work. An umbrella body of nine bank unions including United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), All India Bank Officers’ Confederation (AIBOC), All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA) and National Organization of Bank Workers (NOBW) decided to go ahead. strike. AIBEA general secretary CH Venkatachalam said after the UFBU meeting that their demands include updating and revision of pension for all pensioners and abolition…
Restaurant owners say the service charge is not illegal; It is for the benefit of the employees
[ad_1] Restaurant owners have reiterated that it is not illegal to levy service charge by them and the amount of service charge is clearly mentioned on the menu card for the customers to make use of their choice before availing the services. He said the fee is for the benefit of the restaurant’s employees and acts as an incentive to motivate them. “On behalf of the entire restaurant industry, we have strongly reiterated all the facts to the Department of Consumer Affairs with evidence that levying service charges is neither…
Air India offers cash incentives, lowers eligibility age to encourage employees to retire voluntarily
[ad_1] In a bid to encourage a significant section of its employees to retire voluntarily, Air India on Wednesday lowered the eligibility age from 55 to 40 and announced a cash incentive. After successfully winning the bid for the airline on October 8 last year, the Tata group took over control of Air India on January 27.Since April, the airline’s chairman N Chandrasekaran has replaced the airline’s top management, bringing in senior and mid-level executives who have worked in other Tata group companies such as Tata Steel and expand. In…