Kerala Govt Intervenes After Mass Layoffs at Kochi Healthcare Firm

Around 900 medical coding professionals at the Indian operations of a US-based healthcare analytics firm were abruptly terminated when they reported for duty on Friday morning, sparking widespread outrage and prompting immediate intervention by the Kerala government. 

The affected staff, spread across the company's offices in Kochi and Kozhikode, alleged they were forced out without prior notice or adherence to contractual notice



periods.

Labour department officials said they had held discussions with the company representatives in Kochi and decided to keep the termination process on hold.

According to the officials, the company has assured them that any further decision on the terminations would be taken only after the labour secretary holds a meeting with the management. The company authorities did not respond to media queries on the issue.