Edtech major BYJU'S former employees have alleged that the company has failed to meet the deadline for full and final settlement of laid-off workers. BYJU'S workforce has come down to 31,000-33,000 at group level from 50,000 in October 2022. "I am writing to bring to your attention that I have not received my Full and Final (FNF) payment within the specified timeframe of 45 days and it's about 90 days and I did not get proper resolve from separation team fnf team and all," a former BYJU'S employee wrote on a social media platform. When contacted, the employee claimed that full and final settlement of many employees whom he knows has not been settled yet. An employee sent out an email to several media persons claiming that he was promised by the HR manager at BYJU'S that he would be paid the September month salary along with one month's severance pay by October and later he got an email which deferred the date to November 17. The employee said that the payment is still getting ...
Given the past and the present, it was not a surprise that early this year Raveendran reached out to Pai and the outcome has been prompt
This gave the lenders, which include Redwood Investments LLC and Silver Point Capital LP, the right to replace Riju Raveendran, the founder's brother, from Alpha's board
Industry sources said that Pai of Manipal Group paid out Davidson Kempner in a bilateral debt transaction
Manipal Education and Medical Group Chairman Ranjan Pai has also secured a seat on Byju's subsidiary, Aakash
Lenders have been pushing hard for the repayment of the $1.2 billion loan amid the company's mounting distress after a pandemic-era boom in online learning fizzled out
Byju's and its term loan B lenders then decided to postpone the ongoing disagreement in the US courts and achieve an out-of-court resolution
The development comes at a time when the firm was to present its audited financials for FY22 in the second week of October
The financials revealed by Byju's are based on an 'unqualified FY22 audit'; it will file the financials with MCA in the next few weeks, according to the sources
The financials announced by Byju's are based on an 'unqualified FY22 audit' that indicates the auditor is satisfied with the company's financial reporting
Byju's and its creditors are locked in conflict over a missed interest payment on a term loan that the startup had taken out to help finance a global acquisition spree during the pandemic
Byju's parent firm Think and Learn reported 2.3 times growth in its core business to reach a total income of Rs 3,569 cr for FY2021-22, and a loss of Rs 2,253 cr y-o-y
Byju's result is only for its core business, and does not include its multi-billion dollar acquisitions
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The capital from Pai is expected to help Byju's release the pledge on shares of Aakash, which were offered as collateral for the Davidson Kempner loan
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Byju's, which has missed payment on a $1.2 billion term loan, said it's completed a long-awaited audit of all group units. Parent Think & Learn Pvt Ltd
A source told Mint that Pai's total investment in the group might reach $300 million if the deal is finalised
Charged assets are used as collateral to secure a loan, allowing the lender to seize them if the borrower defaults