Layoffs: HR News, Trends & Workplace Insights

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Updated on: Nov 2022
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Cisco to lay off over 4,000 employees
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Cisco to lay off over 4,000 employees

An American-based multinational digital communications technology conglomerate corporation, Cisco will be laying off more than 4,000 employees. According to a report in Silicon Valley Business Journal, the company is laying off nearly 5 percent of its workforce. The company has described this as a “rebalancing” act while “rightsizing certain businesses.” Cisco Chief Financial Officer Scott Herren […]

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Amazon confirms layoffs and sends emails to impacted employees
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Amazon confirms layoffs and sends emails to impacted employees

An American multinational technology company focusing on e-commerce, Amazon has confirmed the layoffs at the company. However, The company did not reveal the exact number of employees laid off however as per the earlier reports 10,000 employees or 3 percent of its workforce were expected to be laid off. Impact on India Team These cuts […]

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Amazon to lay off 10,000 employees, starting this week
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Amazon to lay off 10,000 employees, starting this week

An American multinational technology company focusing on e-commerce, Amazon is planning to lay off nearly 10,000 employees. The layoffs will be starting as soon as this week. The employees will be affected in its corporate and technology sectors. This layoff will affect nearly three percent of Amazon’s corporate employees and less than one percent of its global […]

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Twitter sacks over 4,400 contractual workers without notice
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Twitter sacks over 4,400 contractual workers without notice

Microblogging and social networking company, after firing about 50 per cent of Twitter workforce, or about 3,800 employees, now Elon Musk has laid off over 4,400 contractual workers without Notice. Separate reports from Platformer and Axios have shared the information through a series of tweets saying, “company sources tell me that yesterday Twitter eliminated ~4,400 of its ~5,500 […]

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After Meta and Twitter, now Amazon to layoff employees
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After Meta and Twitter, now Amazon to layoff employees

According to reports, global e-commerce major, Amazon has announced that the company is freezing new hiring in its corporate workforce sighting due to uncertainty in the global economy. E-commerce major has told employees in some unprofitable units to look for jobs elsewhere in the company. However, the exact number is unclear. As per the WSJ report, the company will be moving to redeploy staff […]

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Indian employees fired by Meta two days after relocating to Canada
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Indian employees fired by Meta two days after relocating to Canada

An American multinational technology conglomerate, Meta has cut over 11,000 jobs, which is nearly 13% of its workforce. It has been reported that the company sacked Indian employees two days after relocating to Canada. Himanshu V was a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Kharagpur). Himanshu V said that he had relocated to Canada for […]

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Cognizant layoffs employees due to failed background checks
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Cognizant layoffs employees due to failed background checks

An American multinational information technology services and consulting company, Cognizant India had reported 6 per cent involuntary attrition in the September ending quarter of FY22, which also includes the sacking of employees due to failed background checks. According to TOI, involuntary attrition can be thought of as a euphemism for sacking. Cognizant India Head Rajesh Nambiar said that […]

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Salesforce has laid off nearly 1000 employees
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Salesforce has laid off nearly 1000 employees

According to CNBC, an American cloud-based software company, Salesforce has laid off hundreds of people this week. However, The company did not share an exact number but said it was less than a thousand. Overall, the technology giant plans to lay off as many as 2,500 workers, reported Protocol. However, The company did not share an […]

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Meta India’s staff on edge after firm sacked over 11,000 employees
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Meta India’s staff on edge after firm sacked over 11,000 employees

An American multinational technology conglomerate, Meta has cut over 11,000 jobs, which is nearly 13% of its workforce. In a letter to employees on Wednesday, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that layoffs contend with faltering revenue and broader tech industry woes. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg told hundreds of executives on Tuesday that he was accountable for the company’s downturn. He […]

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Mark Zuckerberg-led Meta begins layoffs today
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Mark Zuckerberg-led Meta begins layoffs today

According to the Wall Street Journal reports Mark Zuckerberg-led Meta begins layoffs on Wednesday morning which will affect thousands of employees. According to reports, Meta’s head of human resources, Lori Goler, said “Employees who lose their jobs will be provided with at least four months of salary as severance, the WSJ reported, citing people familiar […]

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Unacademy has slashed 350 employees in another round of layoffs
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Unacademy has slashed 350 employees in another round of layoffs

Ed-tech firm, Unacademy has slashed 350 employees which are 10 percent of its workforce due to harsh economic conditions. According to an internal memo, written by Group cofounder and CEO Gaurav Munjal to employees,” I want to apologize to everyone sincerely since we made a commitment of no layoffs in the organization but the market challenges have forced us […]

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Brainly layoffs nearly entire Indian team
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Brainly layoffs nearly entire Indian team

The world’s largest peer-to-peer learning community, Brainly has laid off several employees globally including nearly 30 team members from its India team. The five retained employees from the Indian team have been working from home and working for the last five years. However, globally the exact number of layoffs could not be commented on. The company […]

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