Narayan AmmachchiQintess workers ended their strike after the Brazilian IT outsourcing service provider pledged not to delay wage payments in the future and to pay the equivalent of four month wages as severance to employees laid off in recent months.
Qintess workers were called to strike on April 10 in response to claims of the company not complying with their collective labor agreement. Workers accused the company of delaying wages and payment for meal and transport vouchers. A few employees even complained that the outsourcing firm did not transfer the money it deducted from their salary to the Severance Pay Fund (FGTS).
Os trabalhadores mandam o seu recado! SALÁRIO EM DIA É OBRIGAÇÃO! #GreveNaQintess pic.twitter.com/5p89bv9kVx
— Sindpd SP ✊🏻 | Sindicato de TI 💻 (@sindpdtisp) April 10, 2023
The company appealed to the courts in two distinct occassions to shut the strike down before it exploded, but the courts sided with the workers. The strike was greenlit, though, under the condition taht 50% of staff remained active to avoid any damage to the operations of public institutions serviced by Qintess.
The strike was short-lived, though. Representatives of Qintess and the Union of Workers in Information Technology of the State of São Paulo (Sindpd-SP) met that very same afternoon, with the meeting being mediated by the regional labor court (TRT). A Qintess spokesperson told NSAM that both parties came to an agreement before the break of dawn.
Qintess provides third-party technology services to dozens of companies, including IBM, Caixa Econômica Federal, Banco do Brasil, Natura and even public bodies, such as the TRT. It currently has 2,5000 employees.
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