Hello,
This question is about reduction of basic pay in order to introduce a new item in salary called "Overtime". I joined my organization in August 2013 with Basic Salary of Rs. 336,159 per annum and there was no component for overtime. Everyone used to work for atleast 14-15 hours a day in order to keep employer and clients happy. We were not given even a single peny for this overtime. After about an year company reduced the basic amount to Rs. 176,159 and added a new component called overtime with Rs. 160,000. They told us that we are re-structuring everyone's salary and your monthly take home will be same. After some enquiry and reading online I came to know that they did this thing because of Minimum Wages Act. This reduction have impacted people's gratuity also, as it will be halved directly. Can anyone tell me whether it was legal by that company to reduce basic pay? Any help is much apriciated.
Thanks