vvvslaxman Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 Yeah people in India should not be *****ing about work days. Working in the states' date=' we dont get many holidays or paid leaves[/quote'] This is why i look at the TCS layoff very differently from how my Indian friends looked at it.
bulbul Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 Yeah people in India should not be *****ing about work days. Working in the states' date=' we dont get many holidays or paid leaves[/quote'] 1. Go to Germany or other Europe countries you will get atleast a month holiday. 2. You get 10 times more salary by working half the hours compared to us,be happy.
CSK Fan Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 1. Go to Germany or other Europe countries you will get atleast a month holiday. 2. You get 10 times more salary by working half the hours compared to us,be happy. You do know the India salary situation is mainly because of low cost of living,very high % of unemployed and competition for jobs?
bulbul Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 You do know the India salary situation is mainly because of low cost of living' date='very high % of unemployed and competition for jobs?[/quote'] As for as living is concerned i doubt its same for all people even in India. Competition for job & unemployment is is there in foreign countries as well. Any way this is different debate, just saying few additional holidays [actually its only 2 extra in my office..US guys get 10 & we get 12 regular holidays per year] is not big deal. But i have seen US guys taking 2 to 3 weeks off in last weeks of December which is rarely followed here in India.
Crookbond Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 You do know that public and private sectors are 2 different things? And that when government declares holidays' date=' it is not a mandate or a law and it's writ is limited to public sectors? Even private schools, can decide not to declare holidays and that is not illegal.[/quote'] In case of the NCT of Delhi, government mandates 3 holidays every year even for the private sector. I posted the law here, check it out.
Crookbond Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 I don't think the Government mandates the private sector to have certain days off. The private sector can decide which days they want to be closed for business. Most Indian companies pick a subset of all the holidays in a year and set those as holidays. Closing business for all public holidays for businesses will lead to disruption of services especially if these companies are supporting other workers in different countries. Sir' date=' I have worked in the private sector in India as well as the US. The same company that provides 25 days of paid time off (Vacation, personal, sick) in India provided 15 days of time off in the US. That is still very generous because most American companies would only give you 10 days of time off in the first few years of your employment.[/quote'] I think the crux of the matter is that you think government does not have any say in the private sector. It does - check the Shops and Establishment Act, I posted. Of course, each state has its own law.
Crookbond Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 As for as living is concerned i doubt its same for all people even in India. Competition for job & unemployment is is there in foreign countries as well. Any way this is different debate, just saying few additional holidays [actually its only 2 extra in my office..US guys get 10 & we get 12 regular holidays per year] is not big deal. But i have seen US guys taking 2 to 3 weeks off in last weeks of December which is rarely followed here in India. That is the reason I asked to make a labor law comparison. My gut feeling is that the US labor law will be better in theory and practice than the Indian labor law. Maybe, if I have some time next week - I will do it myself. A lot of people are just posting their anecdotal experiences which really doesn't say much.
Texan Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 In case of the NCT of Delhi' date=' government mandates 3 holidays every year even for the private sector.[b'] I posted the law here, check it out. I think the crux of the matter is that you think government does not have any say in the private sector. It does - check the Shops and Establishment Act' date= I posted. Of course, each state has its own law. Where is the link?
CSK Fan Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 As for as living is concerned i doubt its same for all people even in India. Competition for job & unemployment is is there in foreign countries as well. Any way this is different debate, just saying few additional holidays [actually its only 2 extra in my office..US guys get 10 & we get 12 regular holidays per year] is not big deal. But i have seen US guys taking 2 to 3 weeks off in last weeks of December which is rarely followed here in India. I have taken 2-3 weeks off without any problems And no, competition in third world countries with over population and poverty will be much larger than in first world countries. There are people who will refuse to work below a certain wage, which is not true in India Also, interesting fact, the skilled workers in the US, the plumbers, electricians, etc are paid much more than office workers per hour, something which is opposite in India
CSK Fan Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 In case of the NCT of Delhi' date=' government mandates 3 holidays every year even for the private sector. I posted the law here, check it out.[/quote'] What has that to do with this thread? Did the OP's friend take holidays on these 3 days?
Malcolm Merlyn Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 What has that to do with this thread? Did the OP's friend take holidays on these 3 days? Republic Day.
Crookbond Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 Where is the link? In the thread itself, posted the relevant section of the law too - Post #30, 33.
Crookbond Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 What has that to do with this thread? Did the OP's friend take holidays on these 3 days? We know that he was denied at least one such holiday - 26 January. Besides, if we don't know - why are we giving lectures on "professionalism" to the OP's friend? We should ask for more information, right? Reminds me of the Reliance WT20 2007 "advice" ad.
CSK Fan Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 We know that he was denied at least one such holiday - 26 January. Besides' date=' if we don't know - why are we giving lectures on "professionalism" to the OP's friend? We should ask for more information, right? Reminds me of the Reliance WT20 2007 "advice" ad.[/quote'] He was not fired for Republic days. A professional set up, particularly off shoring cannot afford such holidays, it defeats the whole point of off shoring a work It is very, very, very clear from the OP that the friend DID NOT give advance notice. And yes, that is extremely unprofessional and any organization, including Indian ones, will take action. There might be debates on Indian laws and holidays, however, there is no doubt that the behavior itself was unprofessional
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