Dear friend,
The paragraph-wise replies are as below:
Sir I am working in BPO. to control the attrition my employer hold the salary because many candidates get absconding after training. Employer release the salary after completion of 6 months but if anybody gets absconding then that employee does not get the salary which is kept on hold.Is it legal?
Comments: - Is the salary paid every month or not? Is it paid at the end of the six months? If at the end of the six months then it is illegal. You may approach Labour Officer (LO) of your area to non-payment of wages.
also now my employer is thinking of not releasing the salary of those employees whom we are terminating on the non performance grounds. Is it legal? Can any employer hold or do not release salary if employee gets terminated for not performing?
Comments: - It is mandatory to pay the salary till the Last Working Day (LWD) of each employee. Under-performance cannot be the ground for non-payment of the wages. Apprise your management the provisions of Shops and Establishment Act of your state. If some employee reports to the LO, then tell your employer that LO takes stern view of this.
Final Comments: - The problem with the BPO sector is that they live in ivory tower. They think that they are above the labour laws. The second problem is that the employers are also ignorant of the basics of the labour laws. Generally their adviser on labour matters is their Chartered Accountant (CA). Not necessarily all the CAs are perfect in labour laws but they just pretend to be to retain their client.
Thanks,
Dinesh Divekar
Business Mentor, Consultant and Trainer