Ludhiana, April 10 -- Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) sub-station workers employed as assistants, junior engineers, oil cleaners and regular teammates alleged they have not received overtime wages for a year.

They said that amid a lack of manpower, they work excessive hours, often clocking over 150 hours of overtime per quarter. The workers said the management compensates them for only 50 hours and even those payments have been stalled since April last year.

According to the data available, nearly 200 staffers at 39 sub-stations under the operation and maintenance (O&M) division are hit.

"We have been working round the clock, often giving up our weekly offs, emergency leaves, and holidays. There aren't enough hands to op...