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Coronavirus impact: FabHotels lays off over 100 employees, to cut up to 20% salary

While the founders will take a 25 percent cut, the company would be instituting a pay cut for other employees too based on CTC.

April 04, 2020 / 15:18 IST
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Budget hotel chain FabHotels has laid off over 100 of its employees as a result of its 'resource optimisation' exercise. According to an impacted employee, over 100 employees of the company are being laid off mainly from operations, tech, sales and supply acquisition teams.

A letter by the company to a sacked employee said "as per the telephonic discussion with your reporting manager a few days back, we are writing to inform you that as a result of our resource optimisation exercise, your position will be redundant going forward".

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Hence, "we would not be able to continue your employment with FabHotels. Your last date of employment with the company shall be March 30, 2020 in line with the contractual notice period," it added.

An email sent to FabHotels founder Vaibhav Aggarwal on April 3 remained unanswered till the time of filing the story.

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