Karnataka IT sector to come under the labour department’s ambit

BENGALURU: Alleged unfair trade practices in the information technology (IT)/information technology-enabled services (ITeS) sector have led the State Government to contemplate bringing companies in this segment in Karnataka under the ambit of the state labour department.

Several cases of alleged unfair practices in several IT/ITeS companies, like arbitrary termination, ID blockage, mass retrenchment, sexual harassment, and increase in working hours, have come to the notice of the labour department, said Additional Labour Commissioner Dr G Manjunath, who pointed out that they have referred those cases to the labour and industrial courts.