Fearing firing, BYJU’s workers in Kerala method state Labour Minister

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 25: Edtech unicorn BYJU’s courted additional controversy on Tuesday with its workers in Thiruvananthapuram claiming round 170 of them are being pressured to resign from the corporate.

The matter, raised on social media by Technopark Today, an IT professionals group portal, was escalated by IT welfare organisation ‘Prathidhwani’ to Kerala Labour Minister C. Sivankutty. Employees and Prathidhwani representatives additionally met the minister on Tuesday.

Apart from guaranteeing that BYJU’s doesn’t power workers to resign, they demanded a revision of the corporate’s exit coverage for its workers.

Along with guaranteeing fee of their October 2022 wage on November 1, workers are demanding a one-time settlement of three months’ wage, earned go away encashment, and full-settlement of variable pay.

According to the staff in Thiruvananthapuram numbering round 170, Byju’s, with its workplace situated within the Technopark, is planning to wind up its operations within the state headquarters.

Sivankutty, in a Facebook publish, stated “The employees of BYJU’s app from Technopark Thiruvananthapuram had come to see me. The employees have many grievances, including job loss. The Labour Department will conduct a serious investigation in this regard.”

With losses of Rs 4,500 crore reported in FY21, BYJU’s has been dealing with powerful occasions in latest occasions. The firm had not too long ago introduced cost-cutting measures together with paring down manpower.

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