Laid-Off Uber Engineer Who Paid Rs 92 Lakh in Tax Plans to Leave India
· Business · India Today, LiveMint
A senior engineer at Uber took to Reddit to announce plans to leave India after being laid off while on paternity leave. The user stated that he paid Rs 92 lakh in income tax to the Indian government during the previous financial year after reaching a salary cliff. He noted that he was terminated during his four-month paternity leave, despite Uber's official policy providing 18 weeks of leave. The engineer expressed frustration over the lack of family assistance and the prospect of severance taxation while caring for a newborn child. The figures cited in the social media post have not been independently verified.
Why it matters
This case highlights the growing frustration among high-earning tech professionals regarding heavy tax burdens, employment security, and the perceived lack of institutional safety nets during sudden corporate layoffs.
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