After stinker letter from IIM-A, Flipkart offers additional Rs 1.5 lakh to new recruits
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Flipkart said it was restructuring its businesses due to which joining dates of campus recruits was shifted from June this year to December.
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"As we work on redesigning this programme, we have taken a decision to postpone the joining of new recruits by a few months. Instead of June 2016, the new recruits will now be part of the improved campus program in December 2016. Flipkart will also pay an additional joining bonus of Rs 1.5 lakh to all campus recruits," Flipkart has said in a blogpost.
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In response, Flipkart said while it was a "difficult decision" to take but "it is important for us to land our campus hires into Flipkart at the right time and into meaningful roles which give them opportunity to learn and grow".
"Candidates can seek an extension on this period by submitting their revised offer letters to the bank... Further, the decision to award campus recruits the specified additional joining bonus is also intended to ease their financial burden," the blog said.
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