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Hindi News channel NewsNation terminated 16 English digital employees.

News reports and a petition filed in the Supreme Court proves that News Nation had terminated 15 digital employees.

News reports and a petition filed in the Supreme Court proves that News Nation had terminated 15 digital employees.The news published by The Wire and Newslaundry stated that 15 digital employees were sacked from News Nation Hindi channel and cited one of them saying that they were not given any notice or an opportunity to serve the notice period while another employee had posted on LinkedIn about the crisis. It also quoted the Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ) saying that during the national crisis caused by the COVID-19, the pain of dealing with the crisis needs to be shouldered by the companies and stakeholders rather than passing it on to the employees.

Further, in a petition filed in the Supreme Court, posted on Live Law website mentioned that News Nation Network abruptly laid off its entire English digital team of 15 employees without giving them notice of termination or being allowed to serve their notice period. (Refer page no. 14).

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