Pune Labour Commission sends notice to Wipro for benching employees

This comes after Maharashtra-based IT union National Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES) filed a petition with the commission on May 1.

Swathi Moorthy

May 05, 2020 / 22:27 IST

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The Pune Labour Commission has issued a notice to Wipro after reports of the company benching 300 employees surfaced.

The letter mandates the company to take necessary steps regarding the same, failing which legal action will be taken against them.

The notice issued states that no employer can reduce the salary or cannot terminate employees during the lockdown period as per the notification issued.

This comes after Maharashtra-based IT union National Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES) filed a petition with the commission on May 1.

In the letter, NITES said, “On behalf of NITES, Maharashtra we would like to bring to your notice that we have received complaints from employees of Wipro BPO Pune Phase 2 Hinjewadi regarding putting employees on bench to maintain profitability of business under COVID-19 pandemic.”

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