Stop deserting your own employees; DUJ to Hindustan Times management
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in/ Chandigarh
The Delhi Union of Journalists(DUJ) is deeply concerned at the arbitrary terminations of large numbers of journalists and other newspaper employees by the Hindustan Times group in Delhi. The figure reportedly is 130 people. Many of them have been pressured to resign, rather than being sacked, as no compensation needs to be paid to those who resign.
“We condemn this wholesale downsizing by the Hindustan Times group which has taken advantage of the lockdown to desert its own employees. We appeal to all HT employees to resist this attack on their jobs and working rights.” said SK Pande President and Sujata Madhok, General Secretary Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ) in a press note.
Delhi Union of Journalists also posted this appeal on its facebook page also .As per the information available “The Delhi Union of Journalists is the oldest body of Journalists in the Indian Capital. It was born on May 1, 1949. Founded on the lawns of Jantar Mantar.”
Stop deserting your own employees; DUJ to Hindustan Times management.Hindustan Times management has already ordered the closure of its various sub offices in Pan India location. As per information the management has also ordered to shut its Pune and Patna editions/ printing units, due to Covid 19 pandemic.
As per market analysts, “the group is not getting commercial advertisements,which is the main source of print media revenue generation, circulation has also dropped significantly. This move of the management has created panic in its employees. ”
May,27,2020
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