Pune Labour Commissioner issues notice to Tech Mahindra on cutting allowances

PUNE: The Pune labour commissioner has sent a notice to Tech MahindraNSE -0.25 % 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 the firm’s decision to reduce compensation effective May violates a central government order not to cut salaries or lay off people during the lockdown.