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Amazon layoffs: The Voluntary Separation Program plan that Amazon had distributed to its Indian employees had become the subject of a summons from the Indian Labor Ministry.
The company's representatives were present for the hearing, but the organisation that represents the employees, NITES, was unable to attend and asked for a postponement.
Amazon recently disclosed that it would eliminate 10,000 positions worldwide. Soon after, the business began emailing some of its Indian employees information about the Voluntary Separation Program.

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Indian employees were encouraged to voluntarily leave their jobs

Indian employees were encouraged to voluntarily leave their jobs under the Voluntary Separation Program plan that was distributed to them in exchange for a number of financial rewards.

“This communication is to inform you that Amazon is implementing a Voluntary Separation Program (VSP) which is temporarily available to eligible employees within Amazon’s AET organization. Pursuant to the VSP eligible employees will have the opportunity to resign voluntarily from employment in exchange for the VSP benefits described below,” the business stated in an internal statement.

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The company was called in for a hearing in response to a complaint

The Labour Ministry of India did not like the development, and in response to a complaint put out by employee representatives, the company was called in for a hearing.

The Labour Ministry's deputy chief commissioner, A Anjanappa, had earlier in the week called Smitha Sharma, Amazon's senior public policy manager, and other employee representatives to a hearing.

“You are to attend this office with all relevant records in the matter either personally or through an authorized representative on the aforesaid date and time without fail,” the notice sent to Amazon from the Labour Ministry read.

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