Snapdeal puts 200 employees on 30 day notice, might ask them to leave: Reports

According to reports, online marketplace Snapdeal has put 200 employees on notice. They have been put on a 30 day performance improvement plan and their fate will be decided on basis of their performance during this period, sources told the Business Standard. Sources also revealed that the stiff competition the company faces from other e-commerce biggies Flipkart and Amazon India is forcing Snapdeal to shape up and separate out the non-performers. Those employees that fail to clear benchmarks at the end of the 30 day trial period might be asked to leave or get transferred. “This is the first time this sort of review is being done at Snapdeal. Some employees, according to the company’s internal review, have not been doing well. The company has zeroed in on 200 and asked them to improve. The company has made it clear that the non-performers would be asked to leave. However, no one has been fired till now,” a source close to the company said to the Business Standard. The news has also sparked off protests by employees at its contact centre. The Times of India reports that employees alleged that the company was looking to outsource customer support duties and cut jobs. The report adds that sources said the contact centre headcount has been already slashed to 600 from 1,800-2,000 since November last year.