Abstract

In November 2008, a PIL was planned to be filed against several IT and BPO firms by UNITES, to protest against the implementation of longer working hours for their employees. The case talks about the reasons provided by the companies for the long working hours and also provides details of the various arguments put forward by UNITES against this action.

Learning Objectives

The case is structured to achieve the following Learning Objectives:

• HR Policies
• and Labor Law.

Keywords

IT companies, BPO companies, Satyam, Accenture, Wipro, Infosys, UNITES, NASSCOM, HR policies, labor law