Dikhyaa Mohanty 
With its workers in Thiruvananthapuram alleging that some 170 of them are being forced to quit from the business, edtech unicorn BYJU’s courted even more trouble.
According to sources, the issue was brought up on social media by Technopark Today, a community forum for IT workers, and was then escalated to Kerala Labor Minister C. Sivankutty by IT welfare organization Prathidhwani. On Tuesday, the minister was also met by representatives from Prathidhwani and the staff.
They urged that BYJU’s change its employee leaving policy in addition to making sure that no one is forced to resign by the corporation. Employees are asking for a one-time settlement of three months’ compensation, the ability to cash in earned leave, and a complete settlement of variable pay in addition to being guaranteed payment of their October 2022 salaries on November 1.
According to the approximately 170 employees in Thiruvananthapuram, Byju’s, with an office in the Technopark, intends to cease operations in the state capital. In FY21, BYJU’s recorded losses of Rs 4,500 crore and has recently been having trouble. The business has announced cost-cutting initiatives, including a reduction in staff.
