very much interested to know the company names who approached govt to increase working hours...🤣

IT firm has approached...not specific companies

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IT employees are expected to work for "14" hours 12+2hours OT ... IT companies have approached Karnataka gvt.

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Karnataka labour minister Santosh Lad on July 22 said that IT industries are pressuring the government to extend working hours.

"The proposal is from the IT industries, but the labour department is evaluating it. IT industries proposed this and are pressuring the government, but we want all industries to discuss this with us," he told reporters.

Link: https://www.moneycontrol.com/technology/karnataka-labour-minister-it-industries-pressuring-govt-to-extend-working-hours-article-12774879.html?classic=true

Karnataka labour minister: IT industries pressuring govt to extend hours

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14 hour work day - Karnataka gov plans

- Karnataka IT BT Minister Priyank Kharge clarified misconceptions about the proposed 14-hour workday bill, expressing willingness to brief the media.
- Kharge mentioned that the bill originated from the Labour Department, not from ITES companies, and emphasized the need for discussion.
- The Karnataka State IT/ITeS Employees' Union (KITU) criticized the proposal, calling it an 'attack on basic workers' rights.'
- Reports suggest IT companies pushed for an amendment to extend work hours legally, including two hours of overtime.
- State Labour Minister Santosh Lad claimed the IT industry pressured the government to propose the new legislation. 

 Source: Mint

Karnataka IT Minister Addresses "Misconceptions" on 14-Hour Work Proposal

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I was surprised to see this, i think this won’t end here. 
thoughts?

inhumanity at its peak?

Usually I login by 9 am close laptop at 11pm . 14 to 15hrs of work ..

Overtime is common in india even in product based?

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The labour department has cited instances of arbitrary termination, ID blocking, mass retrenchment, layoffs and extended hours of work as well as sexual harassment at workplace as a reason for revisiting the relaxation.

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Lately, seeing many posts on Grapevine around work being transactional. Something where you put in X hours and get paid Y. It can possibly mean a combination of two things:

1. They're not emotionally vested in the work they do everyday. Perhaps, something else interests them more.

2. They're several degrees of connection away from the impact they make. Imagine a Backend Engineer, who corresponds with their EM who in-turn corresponds to the Product team who in turn talk with the users. Essentially, the backend engineer is 2 degrees away from the users. In most large organisations you can be 5+ degrees of connection away from the people you impact. Hence, they feel that the work they do is not purposeful enough.

What do you all think about this? Do you find your work purposeful?

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First, Infosys has split the IT employees between the states via Karnataka Government's legislation for local reservation for Pro-Kannadigas. Just FYI Infosys founder have agreed for local reservation bill. Then this draconian law of get 14 hrs/day implemented via the same government without national level fight. Well planned!

Come on guys ! Employees across the country should be unitedly fight for getting basic rights of the employees 8 Hr/day including lunch/tea break time and let's though this draconian law of asking for 12-14 hrs/day at work to Crematorium!

Unite For 8 Hr/Day at Work - Through 12-14 Hrs/Day concept to Crematorium!

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Just yesterday I took an auto ride on nammayatri. The driver was very chatty and towards the end of the trip, when I paid 164 for the ride, he said, if this was ola they would have taken 40% and given me the meter rate of 90. Big words from the ceo whose company charges this level of margin on people who are trying to make ends meet. Driver said he doesn’t use uber or ola anymore, since the launch of namma yatri.

As the comment says, want more output? Increase the input, simple.

Product Owner

Karnataka IT sector to come under the labour department’s ambit - The New Indian Express

IT/ITEs companies may be brought under labour laws

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Thought's on this statement?

Yes, we should all work 70 hours a week so shareholders can make 70 millions a week and then at the first sign of trouble they can lay off 700 employees a week 😂

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Infosys founder Narayana Murthy has doubled down on his controversial advice to young people in India to work 70 hours a week, saying the country's educated population owes it to the less fortunate to work "extremely hard".

"People Called Me...": Narayana Murthy On Backlash Over "70-Hour" Advice

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Research Engineer

Anyone else doing 80-100hrs a week here?

He's a founder and possibly gets salary and stock dividends in millions of dollars every month. He can most certainly work 80hrs a month.  
  
 Founders usually work a lot, hence the pay. There's nothing new about it.

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Are you still wfh?

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I see a lot of posts about WLB, I want to know what do you consider as a decent WLB. I will go first.

1. Leave early if the work for that day is done
2. No pings and calls post work hours, there are always exceptions and thats okay, should not become a norm
3. Respecting when someone is in vacation and not disturbing them.
4. Not rejecting leaves 

I will add more in comments If more comes to my mind.

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Rule of thumb  
 If you get work thoughts outside 9-6 or weekends, it's not WLB.

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