Employees’ Union seeks action against Wipro

New Delhi (PTI): IT sector employees’ union NITES has written to the Union Labour Minister against Wipro’s decision to cut salary offers to freshers awaiting onboarding, as it called for strict action against the tech company for violating the terms of offer letter and breaching contract.

Taking up cudgels on behalf of affected employees, NITES expressed concern that Wipro’s move could set a dangerous precedent for other companies “which could lead to exploitation of workers and a lack of job secu- rity”. NITES’ (Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate) letter to Labour Minister Bhupender Yadav

“LEGALLY BINDING DOCUMENT” comes after Wipro recently reached out to candidates to whom it had earlier rolled out an offer of Rs 6.5 lakh per this. annum asking them if an offer of Rs 3.5 lakh in annual compensation would be acceptable to them, instead. These candidates were waiting to be onboarded.

“In this case, the employees have not given consent for a reduction in salary, yet the company is trying to impose it upon them,” NITES wrote. Offer letter, it said, is a “legally binding document” outlining the terms and conditions of the job offer and any changes to it should be done with consent of both parties. NITES said its immediate actions and attention are focused on protection of IT and BPO employees from financial, legal, labour and social problems. The IT company said it is committed to the growth and success of all its employees and looks forward to welcoming this new group of recent graduates.

“The company is now reducing the salary unethically, which is a clear violation of the terms of the offer letter and a breach of contract,” Harpreet Singh Saluja, President of NITES, wrote in the letter seen by PTI. The employees’ union has sought necessary actions regarding “unethical reduction in salary offer of more than 4,000 employees by Wipro”.

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