The Karnataka labour department has found no violation of labour laws in the recent terminations by Infosys, according to an interim report submitted to the state government.
The department said that the individuals affected were not employees but trainees, and therefore, the company had not breached any legal requirements, reported The Economic Times (ET).
The final report is expected to be submitted within a week, and a copy will also be sent to the Union labour department for further review.
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A senior government official involved in the investigation confirmed that the layoffs did not break any laws.
"We have not found any violation of labour laws in our inspection at Infosys. There was no employee-employer relationship between them in the first place. They were not even given appointment letters to be called employees. They were trainees for three months, receiving stipends as part of an apprenticeship programme," the official said as quoted by ET.
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