Karnataka Labour Law: It is being told that the Karnataka government is going to increase the maximum working limit of 10 hours a day to 14 hours. Labor unions are already opposing this change..
India’s southern state Karnataka is in constant discussion these days. The issue of local people’s participation in the private sector had not yet cooled down that now a controversy has arisen regarding working hours. The IT employees’ unions are angry over the state government’s proposal to increase the limit of working hours. Now the IT industry organization NASSCOM has also opposed the proposal.
Association in favor of 48-hour work week
National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM), an organization of IT companies, said on Sunday that it is not in favor of increasing the limit of working hours to 14 hours per day for IT employees. NASSCOM says that it fully supports 48 hours of work in a week (48 hours work week), which is the standard system across the country.
NASSCOM denies such a request
Ashish Agarwal, Vice President and Public Policy Head of the organization, said – We at NASSCOM have not made any request for a 14-hour work day or a 70-hour work week. We have not yet seen a copy of the bill proposed in Karnataka. So we cannot comment on it. But we fully support a 48-hour work week, which is the standard system across the country.
Currently, there is a 10-hour limit in Karnataka
Earlier, it was being reported in the news that the state government of Karnataka is preparing to make changes in labor laws. The government is going to bring the Karnataka Shops and Commercial Establishments (Amendment) Bill, in which an attempt is being made to normalize the 14-hour work day. In the current system of the state, there is a limit of maximum 10 hours of work in a day, which includes overtime.
This is why the labor unions are protesting
This means that under the current laws, the employees of any company or office or shop can be made to work for a maximum of 10 hours in a day. This maximum limit includes overtime. If the proposed amendment that is being talked about in its place is implemented, then companies will be able to make their employees work for up to 14 hours in a day. This is the reason why the labor unions of IT employees are opposing the proposed law.
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