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LIVSPACE LAYS OFF 450 EMPLOYEES AMID LOCKDOWN

Lawstreet Journal 24 May 2020 6:26pm

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Bengaluru-based home plan and décor carrier provider Livspace recently laid off 15% of its staff from a total strength of 2,800 employees. The development comes nearly a month after the enterprise stated that it has not carried out any Covid-19 related pay cuts or layoffs. However, it is believed to have been impacted by the extended lockdown, leading to the said move.

Livspace, which began operations in 2015, earlier stated that the lockdown has adversely affected its ride centers and its last-mile operations. And while earlier in the year, the founders decided to give up their annual salary with the leadership team writing off their annual bonuses, Anuj Srivastava, co-founder, and CEO at Livspace had said that greater measures were still needed to overcome the slowdown. 

Commenting on the situation, Srivastava stated, “Letting go of our employees who have helped all of us build this company into the dominant player in our industry is one of the most difficult decisions that we had to take. Livspace has a very transparent and authentic culture and now, more than ever, we wanted to stay true to our values and treat our impacted employees with utmost respect and help them as much as possible.”

Ramakant Sharma, co-founder, and COO at Livspace, further remarked, “The impact of COVID on our business has been sudden and unpredictable. Hence, it was important that we become a leaner and more focused organization. As a result, we had to take this very unfortunate and difficult decision of parting ways with some… Continue Reading...


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