Will workers bear the brunt as companies adopt automation to survive the pandemic?

Farewells are always difficult. For Nikunj Sanghi, this one is especially so. Sanghi is a Rajasthan-based automobile dealer of M&M and Hero MotoCorp and employs 400 people. As business comes to a standstill, he knows that to survive he has to be leaner, cut costs and reinvent the business model. He is letting go 70-odd employees. As he prepares for the layoff, he says, “The saddest part for me is the realisation that in this market they will