Thursday, October 23, 2025
spot_img

Nokia shuts plant in TN after 42 test positive for Coronavirus

spot_img
- Advertisement -

Nokia last week suspended operations at a telecoms gear manufacturing plant in southern India, the company said on Tuesday, after some employees tested positive for Covid-19.

Nokia did not disclose how many workers at the plant in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu tested positive, but a source familiar with the matter said they were at least 42.

The company said it had already implemented measures such as social distancing and changes to canteen facilities.

The factory had begun operations in a restricted manner over the past few weeks, Nokia said in a statement, after India eased the world’s biggest lockdown to kick-start its economy which has been pummelled by the shutdown.

“We hope to resume operations soon at a restricted level with skeletal staff strength,” Nokia added.

Chinese smartphone maker OPPO last week suspended operations at a recently re-opened plant on the outskirts of New Delhi after at least nine workers tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

The outbreaks at Nokia and OPPO underline the challenges of easing the two-month nationwide lockdown.

India on Tuesday recorded a total of 1,45,380 coronavirus infections and a death toll of 4,167, comparatively low figures for the world’s second-most populous country.

spot_img

Editorial

Why TCS Deferred FY25 Salary Hike: Better Hike Ahead?

TCS had initially announced its annual salary hike during...

Deloitte, PWC, EY, KPMG to Hire 1 Lakh People in India in FY25

According to estimates from top company officials and industry...

Higher EPS Pension Application Stuck: A Step-by-Step Guide to Fix

Nearly 97,640 Provident Fund (PF) members and pensioners under...

Employee Benefits at India’s Big 4 Firms Deloitte, PwC , EY, KPMG

The Big 4 firms; Deloitte, PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers), EY (Ernst...

TCS Announces 4-8% Salary Hike for FY25, Lowest in Last 4 Years

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India's largest IT services provider,...

Must Read

HR’s Role in Building a Coaching Culture

The thinking goes that, because organizations and responsibilities are...

India’s labour ministry sends notice to Amazon; hearing on Nov23

Labour Ministry of India has sent a notice to...

Infosys has formed a new Committee of the Board focused on ESG

Infosys has formed a new Committee of the Board...

Promoting a culture of “Employee Volunteering” in organizations

Social responsibility is the duty of every individual. Corporates are...

IT industry expects 8-10% salary increase in 2024, Michael Page

The IT services industry is experiencing a recalibration phase,...

Companies implement processes to encourage employees WFO

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented turmoil and companies...

Kissflow to lays off 45-50 employees

According to Money Control, Kissflow has reduced its workforce...

Wipro appoints Ateet Jayaswal as Chief Employee Experience Officer

Wipro, a leading global information technology, consulting, and business...

Related Articles

SightsIn Plus
SightsIn Plushttps://sightsinplus.com/
SightsIn Plus is an India’s leading high-quality people-focused monthly HR Magazine and provides up-to-date HR News, Leadership Announcements, Best HR Practices and Insights by Global CHROs, CEOs, HR Advisors, Business Managers and HR Heads on topics of interest to HR professionals. To subscribe SightsIn Plus, HR Magazine please visit- https://sightsinplus.com/subscribe/