Sachin Bansal's Navi Technologies lays off 20% employees: Reports
Hindustan TimesNavi Technologies, a non-banking financial company founded by Sachin Bansal, who earlier co-founded Flipkart, has reportedly laid off 20% employees, with the number of impacted staffers estimated to be around 200. Navi Technologies co-founder Sachin Bansal The layoffs commenced on Tuesday and will conclude at the end of the first half on Friday, the publication reported citing a source, who added that ‘no department is left untouched.’ ‘Let go without severance’ A person who was relieved by the Bengaluru-based startup on the very first day of the ongoing layoffs, revealed no severance package was offered; this, he said, was due to the company’s new HR rules. Meanwhile, a member of the recruitment team claimed the top management already had plans of downsizing, and the HR rules were ‘tweaked’ to ensure that ‘not much severance’ will have to be paid. Navi Technologies The NBFC startup was founded in 2018, months after Bansal left Flipkart following the e-commerce giant’s $16 billion acquisition by Walmart.