

Updated On: 07 May, 2020 07:14 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu
Even as actor-businessman Sachiin Joshi backs Rs 3 crore food donation plan for frontline workers, several former employees of Viiking Ventures claim non-payment of dues.

Sachiin Joshi
As several stars pledged contributions to aid the fight against the Coronavirus, actor-businessman Sachiin Joshi announced a Rs 3 crore programme to distribute food packets to the frontline workers. The move came as a surprise to former employees of Joshi's Viiking Ventures, who have claimed non-payment of dues over past several months.
Taskeen Naik, who had joined as the social media head, and public relations officer to the chairman in August 2018, says she has been waiting for her full and final payment to be cleared since her exit in May 2019. "When I personally reached out to Mr Joshi, he blocked my number. Despite following up [with the HR team] every month, I have yet to be paid," she rues.