Karnataka IT firms propose 14-hour workday; employees union say, ‘workforce will be thrown out…’

The IT firms in Karnataka have put forward a proposal to the state government to extend the working hours of employees from 12 hours to 14 hours, India Today reported. The daily cited sources to report that the IT companies want their proposal incorporated into the Karnataka Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1961 revision. This would allow for a legal extension of work hours to 14 hours, or 12 hours plus two hours of overtime.