Layoffs: HR News, Trends & Workplace Insights

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Updated on: Jul 2022
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Telecom gear firm Parallel Wireless lays off 500, including in India
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Telecom gear firm Parallel Wireless lays off 500, including in India

Telecom equipment supplier Parallel Wireless has laid off at least 500 employees in India, Israel, UK, and US. The ‘Huge firings’ at Parallel Wireless as CEO blames economic conditions. RIU Global Services Pvt. Ltd. confirmed the layoffs through a LinkedIn post and said, “Yesterday, Parallel Wireless announced the layoff of 500 employees. While this is disappointing news for […]

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Tesla to cut 200 jobs and closing office in San Mateo, California
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Tesla to cut 200 jobs and closing office in San Mateo, California

According to the US media reports, Electric vehicle maker, Tesla is closing its office in San Mateo, California. Estimated job cuts are nearly 200 as part of a broader cost-cutting effort. The employees involved reportedly worked on the analysis of data from the vehicles’ autopilot driver assistance system. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in an interview that Tesla’s new […]

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EdTech company WhiteHat Jr lays off 300 staff
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EdTech company WhiteHat Jr lays off 300 staff

WhiteHat Jr, an Indian online educational technology company has laid off 300 employees due to cost cuts. This is the latest company among the startups globally to lay off its workforce due to the market downturn. This comes at the back of mass layoffs, restructuring, and shutdowns in the Edtech sector. The employees from the sales and […]

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Udaan lays off 180-200 staff nearly 5% of its workforce to cut costs
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Udaan lays off 180-200 staff nearly 5% of its workforce to cut costs

Business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce startup Udaan has laid off 5 percent of its workforce, or 180-200 employees. The company has termed the layoff as “unusual” and called it an “efficiency enhancement exercise”. Udaan said the layoffs have happened across various department functions. The company had an employee strength of around 4,000 before the layoffs. The company added that […]

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Netflix lays off 300 employees in cost-cutting drive
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Netflix lays off 300 employees in cost-cutting drive

The world’s leading streaming entertainment service, Netflix has laid off 300 employees which is about 4% of its workforce. Netflix in the second round of job cuts aimed at lowering costs after the streaming giant lost subscribers. Earlier, the company had laid off 150 workers due to slowing revenue growth. Netflix lays off 300 employees in […]

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Tesla lays off head of LGBTQ+, diversity lead
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Tesla lays off head of LGBTQ+, diversity lead

Amid CEO Elon Musk’s “woke mind virus” concerns, Electric vehicle company, Tesla has laid off both the President and a Lead involved in diversity and inclusivity programs at the company of its LGBTQ+ community. While they were let go as part of a broader wave of layoffs, it comes amid several comments CEO Elon Musk […]

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Elon Musk said Tesla will cut the salaried workforce by 10% over 3 months
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Elon Musk said Tesla will cut the salaried workforce by 10% over 3 months

Elon Musk on Tuesday said that Tesla will reduce its salaried workforce by 10 per cent over the next three months. Addressing the Qatar Economic Forum organised by Bloomberg, the world’s richest man said that the electric car-maker will cut salaries by 10 per cent over the next three months, as the company navigates the global […]

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Tesla Sued By Former Employees Over ‘Mass Layoff’
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Tesla Sued By Former Employees Over ‘Mass Layoff’

Two former Tesla employees have filed a lawsuit against the electric vehicle giant. The employees were laid off from the Nevada Gigafactory. The lawsuit alleges the company’s decision to lay off more than 500 workers during May and June. Further, it stated that the employees laid off without due notice constitutes a breach of the workers’ rights. […]

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Social commerce Citymall lays off 191 employees
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Social commerce Citymall lays off 191 employees

The Gurugram-based Social commerce CityMall is slashing 191 jobs as it looks to better navigate the sharp reversal in the markets. The layoff impacts at least 30% of the three-year-old startup’s workforce. The startup said two months ago that it had over 500 employees. The Company said on Layoffs, “191 of our employees will be parting […]

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Unacademy lays off 150 employees from its PrepLadder team
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Unacademy lays off 150 employees from its PrepLadder team

The Edtech platform, Unacademy has recently fired a small fraction of its workforce which is 150 employees (2.6% of the workforce). The workforce has been asked to leave as part of a performance improvement programme (PIP). These layoffs currently affected the PrepLadder team that is based out of Chandigarh. This is the company’s second round […]

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