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In November too, the labor ministry had sent a notice to Amazon regarding its VSP and asked it to provide details.
The representatives of the management and trade union should be present with necessary documents and records as well as power of attorney as per the notice of the Commissioner.
Later Amazon After the announcement of the retrenchment, the government has sent a notice to Amazon and called a meeting on January 17 to discuss the retrenchment and its issue. voluntary separation program, Pune’s labor commissioner’s office has sent a notice to the e-commerce giant.
As per the notice, “It is informed that a joint meeting regarding retrenchment of workers in your establishment/factory is to be held in the hall of the undersigned on 17/01/2023 at 03:00 PM.” Issued by the Assistant Labor Commissioner at Pune.
It said that the representatives of the management and the trade union should be present with the necessary documents and records as well as the power of attorney.
Amazon is planning to lay off around 1,000 employees in the country India As part of its biggest retrenchment exercise across the world. The decision to eliminate 18,000 job roles worldwide will affect around 1,000 employees in India.
Recently, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said it would lay off its employees from January 18, citing the “uncertain economy” and the fact that the online retail giant had “hired rapidly” during the pandemic. The number will cut more than 18,000 jobs.
“Combining the cuts we outlined in November and the ones we’re sharing today, we plan to eliminate more than 18,000 roles,” JC said in a statement to its employees. The company had announced 10,000 layoffs in November.
According to the report, Amazon has about 1 lakh employees in India and this decision will affect 1 percent of the country’s employees.
In November too, the Labor Ministry had sent a notice to Amazon regarding its Voluntary Separation Program (VSP) and asked it to provide details related to it.
Pune-based union NITES, which works for the rights of employees of IT companies, filed a petition and urged the central government and state labor authorities to investigate the “unethical and illegal retrenchment” email. Employees IT union by Amazon claimed that Amazon forcibly terminated a large number of employees in India.
After Amazon announced layoffs across operations, its Indian arm started urging its employees to leave voluntarily by sending them Voluntary Separation Program (VSP). It told the employees that eligible employees would have the opportunity to voluntarily resign from the job in lieu of VSP benefits.
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