What is being paid to to you 'Stipend' or 'Salary'?
Do you have copy of the job advt.,job application, interview call letter, selection letter, offer letter, appointment letter, agreement signed by you, salary slips etc.......?
Are you being paid on time, and does the company subject you to work beyond 8hrs/day without paying OT?
Have you received salary slips and Form16 and if yes the amounts paid to you are shown under which head?
Are you doing the work of a regular employee or undergoing class room training/training only?
Has the company been providing the statutory benefits of PF,ESIC, etc?
If yes show these to you an able Labor Law Consultant/Service Matters Lawyer ASAP and proceed further under expert advice of your Lawyer and preferably let your lawyer draft your communications so as to build favorable written record under proper acknowledgment.
Stipend is paid if person is appointed as an 'Apprentice' under Apprenticeship Act or as 'Trainee' under Managements Standing Orders!
In such case the Act and standing orders should be referred to.
The training required to enable the employee to handle the counters of employer should be provided without any cost to employee.......
It shall be appropriate to proceed under expert advice of your Labor Law Consultant/Service Matters lawyer.
There are many IT/ITeS employee’s unions and they are doing a good job and trade unions like CITU,INTUC,AITUC,BMS etc are willing to embrace the employee’s from your sector….
https://www.itecentre.co.in/
https://ithiworld.wikispaces.com/News+Update
IT/BPO Voice of India | Facebook
UNITES Professionals
www.unitespro.org
https://www.wbitsa.org/
www.itpfindia.org/
https://itnitesunion.wordpress.com/author/itnitesunion/
Shiv Mahiti Ani Tantradyan Sena(Shiv IT SENA)
https://www.amrc.org.hk/node/1088 CBPOP
https://www.freepatentsonline.com/article/Indian-Journal-Industrial-Relations/185430721.html
https://bpo.knowledgehills.com/Directory/BPO-Jobs/CBPOP-Centre-for-BPO-Professionals.aspx
https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-shiv-sena-forms-first-union-in-information-technology-sector-1465435
Shiv Sena forms first union in information technology sector
Another Political party PMK in Tamilnadu has joined the movement…
You may go thru::
A Chennai-based group called Young Tamil Nadu Movement(YTNM)
The IT Employees Centre (ITEC) and the Federation of IT Employees (FITE)
https://www.facebook.com/AgainstTCSLayOff
https://www.labourstart.org/india/
https://www.indiaresists.com/massive-lay-off-in-tcs-is-outrageous-inhuman-forum-for-it-employees/
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/jobs/Unions-crack-the-IT-code/articleshow/45770922.cms
https://www.efytimes.com/e1/fullnews.asp?edid=156758
https://www.thenewsminute.com/karnatakas/507
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