As the deadlock between Flipkart and IIM-A continues over compensation offered by the company for deferring joining dates of students hired from campus, IIM-A faculty expressed that the concerned students are no more bound to wait for Flipkart, but are free to look for alternative employers.
Vijaya Sherry Chand, professor at Ravi J. Matthai Centre for Educational Innovation at IIM-A, stated in an email reply to ToI on Monday, “In the event that a firm delays the date of joining, students are free to look for alternative opportunities.”
Earlier, the institute had said, “Flipkart has been a trusted recruiter, and we are facing such a situation for the first time. We are certain that this matter can be sorted out satisfactorily.”
Recently, Flipkart deferred the joining dates of 18 hired students from June to December and proposed a compensation of Rs1.50 lakh to each for postponing joining dates. Following the incident, IIM-A authority wrote a strong-worded letter to the company, and asked them to increase the compensation.
However, the institute chose not to divulge other details on the issue.
Meanwhile, Flipkart issued a statement saying, “Regret to share that the matter is confidential and we will not be able to divulge any information pertaining to this.”
This was after both– the institute and the company– remained stuck in their stands and failed to progress on the issue. Nate Palmer Jersey
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