Infosys mass layoffs complaint referred to Karnataka’s labour ministry

The central government’s labour commissioner has directed the Karnataka state government’s labour ministry to take urgent action to resolve the complaint on the layoffs of around 700 employees by Infosys filed by the IT employees’ welfare association.

“The Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India has directed the Karnataka state Labour Ministry to take urgent necessary actions to resolve the dispute and inform the complainant (NITES) accordingly under intimation to this Ministry,” according to a letter from the Office of the…