Labour Ministry issues notice to Paytm for ‘wrongful’ dismissal of employees

According to official sources, Paytm The management appeared before the regional labor commissioner and agreed not to recover the worker’s membership bonus after the Ministry of Labour criticized the company for allegedly firing an employee.

Official sources said that Paytm had also agreed to pay the notice to the worker in question. In any case, they did not reveal the name of the worker who received the assistance. The issue was not addressed in an email sent to Paytm.

Meanwhile, official sources claim that the worker accepted Paytm’s offer to leave in the presence of the Regional Labour Commissioner (Central), Bengaluru. They also said that the dispute was resolved to the satisfaction of both parties following the talks.

They further informed that the Regional Labor Commissioner (Central), Bengaluru, acted swiftly on the situation, following a documented complaint by a representative regarding the alleged end-to-end repetitions Paytmand promptly sent a notification to the fintech organization.

Due to this incident, other employees have also reportedly expressed dissatisfaction with the business in which Paytm allegedly carried out the forced dismissal, the status of some other staff members is unclear.

Before, many ex-Paytm workers informed that the organization HR group warned They were forced to leave voluntarily or face disciplinary action at the end of May 2024. Additionally, they claimed the company withheld their bonuses for joining and remaining with the company.

According to official sources privy to the matter, “Paytm management representative appeared before the commissioner today and agreed not to recover the joining bonus and pay notice pay to the employee.”