BSNL, MTNL user: Here's why your services might be suffering
Imagine how difficult it would be for a company to survive after a huge chunk of its staff decides to leave. Well, in the case of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited — the state-run telecom behemoths — the percentage is around 55 and 75 after the introduction of Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS). So, if your landline connection is going dead, or you are unable to browse the internet at a high speed, despite paying for 4G, you are not the only one! Here's how things went wrong with BSNL and MTNL after the introduction of voluntary retirement scheme. The voluntary retirement scheme was introduced to help companies get rid of the surplus staff. This came into action to help companies facing debt crisis or slowdown since the labour laws do not permit direct retrenchment of unionized employees. But, VRS applies to only those employees who have been working for 10 years or more and are above the age of 40 years, which may vary from company to...