Workers at India’s biggest two-wheeler exporter Bajaj Auto, are reportedly demanding the temporary closure of one of its plants after 250 employees tested positive for coronavirus. The recent demand by the union comes at a time when the company is struggling to ramp up operations. India went into complete lockdown in late March to curb…
Indian tech company Wipro was recently sent a notice by the Pune Labour Commission after complaints and media reports regarding the company benching 300 employees surfaced. As per the notice sent by the commission, the company has been asked to take necessary steps regarding the same, failing which legal action will be taken against them.…
Layoffs have now become a common practice to conserve cash amid the coronavirus pandemic. Even though the governments have repeatedly asked organizations to not resort to job cuts, companies are rapidly laying off staff. Recently, another IT-BPO company Amdocs laid off about 150 employees amid the coronavirus crisis, leaving employees stranded and helpless in such…
E-commerce giant Amazon was recently ordered to close its warehouses in France until at least early next week. The company has been ordered to limit deliveries to essential goods such as food and medical supplies. According to Reuters reports, in an internal document sent to French unions ahead of a meeting on Wednesday afternoon, Amazon…
The novel coronavirus outbreak, which originated from China in December last year, has now spread to India forcing the government to impose a nationwide 21-day lockdown. The outbreak has now been termed as “pandemic” by the World Health Organisation. So far, the virus has claimed 47 lives and infected more than 1500 people. Organizations nationwide…