I work for an Indian IT company and am facing a situation where I’m being "double-billed."
Here are the facts:
The Workload: For the last two months, I have been assigned to two different clients simultaneously.
The Hours: Because I am efficient, I am completing the work in about 9–12 hours daily, but my company requires me to log 8 hours for each client in the timesheets (Total: 16 hours/day).
The Pay: I am receiving my original single salary. There has been no additional compensation, overtime pay, or allowance for the extra client.
I was verbally told initially I will be paid for the new client as well and it will come as bonus component every month.
The Response: I’ve asked to be relieved from one client, but they haven't taken action.
The Concern: My company is collecting two full-resource payments from the clients while I am overworking and potentially participating in what looks like billing fraud by logging 16 hours a day.
Questions:
Is this legal under Indian Labor Laws (Shops & Establishments Act)?
Am I at risk for signing off on 16-hour timesheets if an audit happens?
How can I leverage this to get the compensation I deserve or get rolled off one project immediately?