Karnataka on backfoot as its move to raise working hours in tech services sector comes under fire

The bill, prepared by the Labour department at the instance of the Electronics & IT/BT department to amend the Shops & Establishments Act, 1961, to increase the daily working hours from 9 hours to 12 hours, and up to 14 hours in exceptions circumstances with a government notification in each such instance, has kicked up a storm in the tech sector employee circles.
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