Lighter Side of the News – Firings Will Continue Until Morale Improves
This month we saw Indian beauty services company, Yes Madam, in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons.
The company asked staff to complete a workplace stress survey—only to later announce that anyone reporting high stress would be dismissed immediately. Naturally, the announcement sparked outrage, ridicule, and viral infamy on LinkedIn, with users sarcastically asking how many employees had been fired.
Days later, the company backtracked, claiming the announcement was a stunt to “highlight workplace stress.” However, the damage was done, and the company learned the hard way that public firings are not the cure for stress.
While some argue that “there’s no such thing as bad publicity,” I imagine Yes Madam’s HR team won’t be pulling a similar stunt anytime soon.
From all of us at PJH Law, thank you for your continued support throughout 2024. We’re closing from 20 December until 2 January, so we’ll be back with more updates in the new year. Until then, have a fantastic festive season and a well-deserved break!
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
