Employee Rights In Focus As Telangana HC Issues Notice To Tech Mahindra

On October 25, Tech Mahindra, Hyderabad, received a notice from the Telangana High Court for failing to provide its workers with a letter of release.
According to the notice, Vinay Agarwal, the head of Tech Mahindra's Hyderabad HR department, has been summoned to appear before the High Court on November 8.

Balakrishna sent Tech Mahindra a notice in July of this year requesting a relieving letter, to which Tech Mahindra responded by sending the employee a purportedly discriminating letter. Unlike relieving letters sent to other employees who left their organisation, this letter included the reason for the employee's departure.

"The relieving letter (Certificate of Service) is a statutory right of an employee even in private firms, under the industrial employment (standing orders) Act 1946 read with the 1946 Central Rules and 1953 Andhra Pradesh Rules," stated advocate Vijay Gopal, who represented Balakrishna in the Telangana High Court. However, the JCL RRD and Telangana's Labour Commissioner evade their responsibilities for reasons they are more familiar with.

However, February 28 was listed as his last day when his company's assets and accessories were turned in. Workers are entitled to a relieving letter if they are fired or quit for whatever reason.

Nevertheless, because he was not given his one-month wage, Balakrishna endured six months of harassment.

The Central Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act of 1946 grants this letter as a statutory privilege.
Section 47 of the TG Shops and Establishments Act is being broken by this. According to the offer letter dated November 9, 2023, my client has already finished the probationary period," the warning stated.

Balakrishna complained to the Rangareddy district's joint commissioner of labour on April 8. Balakrishna received his partial salary but not his letter of release after several meetings with the corporation.

The Telangana Shops and Establishments Act's section 47 prohibits giving a two-month notice period upon resigning.
His counsel claims that the offer letter does not include information about Tech Mahindra's working hours, overtime policy, leave policy, or break policy, which is also against the 1946 Act. On October 25, Tech Mahindra, Hyderabad, received a notice from the Telangana High Court for failing to provide its workers with a letter of release.

According to the notice, Vinay Agarwal, the head of Tech Mahindra's Hyderabad HR department, has been summoned to appear before the High Court on November 8.
Balakrishna sent Tech Mahindra a notice in July of this year requesting a relieving letter, to which Tech Mahindra responded by sending the employee a purportedly discriminating letter. Unlike relieving letters sent to other employees who left their organisation, this letter included the reason for the employee's departure.

"The relieving letter (Certificate of Service) is a statutory right of an employee even in private firms, under the industrial employment (standing orders) Act 1946 read with the 1946 Central Rules and 1953 Andhra Pradesh Rules," stated advocate Vijay Gopal, who represented Balakrishna in the Telangana High Court. However, the JCL RRD and Telangana's Labour Commissioner evade their responsibilities for reasons that are more well-known to them."

However, February 28 was listed as his last day when his company's assets and accessories were turned in. Workers are entitled to a relieving letter if they are fired or quit for whatever reason.

However, because his relieving letter was refused, Balakrishna was hounded for six months and did not collect his one month's wage. The Central Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act of 1946 grants this letter as a statutory privilege.

Section 47 of the TG Shops and Establishments Act is being broken by this. According to the offer letter dated November 9, 2023, my client has already finished the probationary period," the warning stated.

Balakrishna complained to the Rangareddy district's joint commissioner of labour on April 8. Balakrishna received his partial salary but not his letter of release after several meetings with the corporation.

The Telangana Shops and Establishments Act's section 47 prohibits giving a two-month notice period upon resigning.

His counsel claims that the offer letter does not include information about Tech Mahindra's working hours, overtime policy, leave policy, or break policy, which is also against the 1946 Act.