Viral Video: Company Under Fire For Locking Employees Inside Office

A video of a watchman locking doors of an office to not let employees exit without permission has sparked outrage on social media.

The viral video was shared on Twitter by edtech entrepreneur Ravi Handa, who can be heard discussing what is taking place with the watchman.

"Indian edtech founders are now literally locking in their employees. Get the hell out of this country. Nowhere else would anyone dare to pull off something like this," wrote Handa along with the video. The name of the company is 'Coding Ninjas'.

In the video, a watchman can be seen locking the doors of an office of Coding Ninjas, informing employees that one of the managers has asked him to not let staff out of the office without his permission.

"Employee exploitation and degrading working environment in corporate world is a new trend," Himanshu Atal, co-founder at Unique Imprints posted on his LinkedIn account.

"Employee lock-ins are an unfortunate practice that goes against the principles of workplace freedom and employee rights. It's crucial to promote a healthy work environment where individuals are respected and have the autonomy to flourish," wrote a Twitter user.

"Let's focus on raising awareness and fostering conversations around employee rights and workplace ethics," wrote another.

However, the company issued a clarification after a video showing watchman locking in employees went viral.

"We want to clarify that the incident that recently occurred in one of our offices was due to a regrettable action by an employee. It was immediately rectified within minutes, and the employee acknowledged his mistake and apologised for the inconvenience caused," the company said.

"This was an anomaly at Coding Ninjas and against the core values we stand for as an organisation. We want to assure everyone that this action was not intentional," it added.

"Over the last 7 years, we have built this company with love and a deep passion to solve India's skill gap, and it is unfortunate to see this incident unfold. We regret the inconvenience this incident has caused to all concerned," it said.