BENGALURU: Many private agencies that recruit staff, including security guards, in various corporate offices and industries in Karnataka, including hotels, have been accused of committed irregularities.

The president of the five-star hotel employees’ association, Subhash Chandra, has complained to the Governor that there is an irregularity of Rs 500-1000 crore annually. Private agencies are cheating on gratuity and salary payments, and every three to four months, they collect about Rs 4,000 to Rs 5,000 as a ‘uniform deposit’, he pointed out.

“If workers question this, the agencies blacklist them, deny leave and create problems in getting PF/ESI benefits. Therefore, we have requested the governor to intervene and resolve the issue”, he said.

Subhash Chandra said that no one is willing to

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