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Trade & Labour Unions `Unionism in IT may not take root here' Anjali Prayag
Bangalore , Oct. 28 TRADE unionism in IT is not a bad idea, but it may not take root here, felt HR managers attending a HR conference at the Bangalore IT.in here. Commenting on the move by CPI (Marxist) to unionise the IT and ITeS sector workers, Mr C. Mahalingam, Senior Vice-President, Symphony Services, said this will work in sectors where employee concerns are not addressed in a fair manner. "The IT industry is doing much more than required for its employees." On whether this will help IT employees in collective bargaining and getting a better deal, he said individual employees in the sector are already aware of their rights and prerogatives. "They are well-educated and are already negotiating individually. In a company of 800 employees, HR managers face not just one union, but 800 unions," he maintained, adding that software engineers have a `mind of their own' and are aware of their rights. Mr Pallabh Bandyopadhyay, Chief People Officer, Scandent Solutions, felt that the unionism move `may be successful in the ITES sector than the IT industry' because employees in the former sector are by and large well-looked after and their grievances generally looked into. "Moreover, IT professionals are well-networked and know what value they bring to the table. They are anyway negotiating individually for whatever their need," was his opinion. A negative fall-out of unionism in the BPO sector could be a loss of cost advantage that India has compared to other smaller countries such as Vietnam and the Philippines. The IT and the ITeS sectors need a service-oriented mindset which may be lost if unionism is brought in, felt Mr Bandyopadhyay, adding, "Global investors may think twice if this happens."
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