New Delhi, March 31 US-based IT firm Oracle is believed to have laid off approximately 12,000 employees in India, with another round of layoffs expected within a month, employees said on Tuesday.
Globally, the company has fired around 30,000 employees.
"Around 12,000 employees have been laid off in India. The company is planning another mass layoff within a month," said two employees affected by the retrenchment, including one from the company's human resource department.
The company has approximately 30,000 employees in India, including those affected by the layoffs.
Oracle declined to comment on the development.
In an email to staff, Oracle said that employees were informed about certain organizational changes and, "because of these changes, a decision has been taken to streamline operations, and as a result, unfortunately, your current position will become redundant".
The company has offered 15 days' salary to each employee who has completed a year of service in India, in addition to one month of unpaid wages until termination, leave encashment, gratuity based on eligibility, and pay for a one-month notice period.
Oracle has also offered a two-month salary as a bonus.
However, the severance package is available for those who voluntarily and amicably resign from the company.
A former Oracle employee, Merugu Sridhar, said that he was laid off in September for protesting against the 16-hour work shift that the company has in India.
"I contacted my friends and those in human resources. They shared that most of the Indians working in the US with the company have been impacted because the local laws there are very strict when it comes to the retrenchment of their citizens," Sridhar said.