Amazon India gets labour min summon over voluntary separation programme

The ministry has received a complaint from a body of IT employees calling the recent layoffs unethical and illegal

e4m by exchange4media Staff
Published: Nov 24, 2022 9:25 AM  | 1 min read
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Amazon India has received a notice from the labour ministry over introducing a voluntary separation programme that was brought in as part of the e-commerce giant's global layoffs.

The summon came after the ministry received a complaint from a body of IT employees calling the layoffs unethical and illegal.

A fortnight ago, Amazon took to cost-cutting measures to increase profitability. It asked staffers in certain units to look for other profiles within the company.

Published On: Nov 24, 2022 9:25 AM