Former employees likely to challenge termination

“We have been trying to discuss with the authorities to give us alternative job options. Many of us are sole bread earners of our families and if the management doesn’t provide us with a work option,we will be forced to take legal action,” hospital union member Ravindra Virlekar from Akhil Mumbai Rugnalay Karmachari Sangh said.

Employees from all four hospital unions have demanded a renewal of their five-year job contract,which would imply an increase in their wages.

“Our contract expired in July after which the management did not renew it. For the past six months we have been taking salaries of the expired contract,” said Virlekar.

In the first week of January,the hospital authorities had terminated all the employees citing a ‘total revamp’ of the hospital.

The hospital management,however,has denied the possibility of the situation becoming a legal issue.

“Our employees are our foremost concern. It is an internal concern and discussions are still on,” said a hospital spokesperson.