Labour office notice to TechM over ‘pay cuts’

Pune: The Pune labour commissioner has sent a notice to Tech Mahindra over complaints that it has suspended shift allowances to its India-based employees.

Tech Mahindra is the latest among several tech firms, including Wipro and Amdocs, that has received notices from the labour commissioner after complaints from National Information Technology Employees Sena (Nites).

The Pune-based union has claimed that Tech Mahindra’s decision to reduce compensation effective May violates a central government order not to cut salaries or lay off people during the lockdown.

A company spokesperson, however, said: “The shift allowance paid for hardship due to travel to work at odd hours and other out-of-pocket expenses continues to be paid to all Tech Mahindra associates who are coming to office or are at client locations as per policy.”