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Updated on: Feb 2023
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Philips to cut 6000 jobs in drive to improve profitability
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Philips to cut 6000 jobs in drive to improve profitability

A Dutch multinational conglomerate corporation, Philips will cut nearly 6000 jobs in a drive to improve profitability. The company plans to cut half of the jobs this year. However, the remaining half will be realized by 2025. Roy Jakobs, CEO of Royal Philips said, “2022 has been a very difficult year for Philips and our stakeholders, […]

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Amazon workers reveal their toilet breaks were timed
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Amazon workers reveal their toilet breaks were timed

As per BBC reports, An American multinational technology company, Staff of Amazon Coventry warehouse in the UK workers have revealed that their toilet breaks were timed. The workers of the Coventry warehouse recently signed up to join the GMB union. The employees have been on strike for several days in London over wages and severe working conditions. As […]

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EY to layoff hundreds of employees to improve profitability
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EY to layoff hundreds of employees to improve profitability

According to Reuters Reports, One of the largest professional services companies, Ernst & Young (EY Germany) is planning to cut 40 partners and 380 staff. EY is looking forward to improving its profitability. The layoffs have affected the firm due to the Wirecard scandal in which the investors have witnessed billions of euros in losses. Additionally, German […]

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Google layoffs: An employee was fired after his mom died of cancer
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Google layoffs: An employee was fired after his mom died of cancer

Google layoffs: recently, a multinational technology company, Google parent Alphabet announced to sack 12,000 employees. Writing about Google layoffs on social media a Google software engineer has said that he was sacked by his employer just days after he returned to work following his mother’s death. Tommy York, Google, Software Engineer shared a LinkedIn post, “I was laid […]

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IBM fires nearly 3,900 employees and SAP layoffs 3000 people
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IBM fires nearly 3,900 employees and SAP layoffs 3000 people

IBM and SAP joined the cadre of IT giants planning to layoffs thousands of their employees this year. Both companies reported their respective fourth-quarter earnings ended on Dec. 31. The multinational technology corporation, IBM would lay off 3,900 employees 1.5 percent of its global workforce. On the other hand, SAP is planning to lay off […]

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This is how Google employees found out that they are laid off
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This is how Google employees found out that they are laid off

Recently, A multinational technology company, Google parent Alphabet announced the sack of 12,000 employees. The company has already sent the email to the employees in the US. The company is providing the following benefits to the affected employees:- However, Sundar Pichai the CEO of Google also wrote an Email to Employees stating that the company is […]

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Ex-Microsoft HR lists 3 types of employees at most risk of layoffs
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Ex-Microsoft HR lists 3 types of employees at most risk of layoffs

Recently, Chris Williams, Ex-Microsoft Vice President- Human Resources has come forward to share three categories of employees that are unsafe during layoffs and two categories of employees who are at least at risk during layoffs. Below are the categories of employees who are at least risk:- Profit-making employees: “If you’re an essential part of building the most […]

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NITES seeks Labour Ministry’s intervention in Wipro freshers’ layoff
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NITES seeks Labour Ministry’s intervention in Wipro freshers’ layoff

Recently, an Indian multinational corporation, Wipro sacked 452 fresher employees due to poor performance. The union of IT employees Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES) said that it ‘strongly condemns the unethical layoffs done by Wipro.’ NITES President Harpreet Singh Saluja said, “For a year these employees were struggling to join the company despite clearing […]

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Ashneer Grover: Why fire people? Founders should take pay cuts
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Ashneer Grover: Why fire people? Founders should take pay cuts

Companies have been laying off employees in 2023 as well. Ashneer Grover Shark Tank India season 1 judge shared his point on layoffs that founders should take pay cuts instead of firing employees. He said in a LinkedIn post, “It’s sad to hear about firings every day. I am thankful that I’ve never had to fire […]

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Companies Layoff over 50,000 employees in 21 days this year 2023
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Companies Layoff over 50,000 employees in 21 days this year 2023

According to media reports on layoff, In the first half of the year 2022 that is from January to June, various companies laid off nearly 44,257 employees in the tech sector. However, in 2023 January, 154 tech companies reportedly laid off nearly 55,225 in just 21 days. Earlier in November Amazon announced that will be […]

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Read Sundar Pichai’s letter firing 12000 Google employees
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Read Sundar Pichai’s letter firing 12000 Google employees

An American multinational technology company, Google parent Alphabet had announced to sack 12,000 employees. The company has already sent the email to the employees in US. The company is providing the following benefits to the affected employees:- SUNDAR PICHAI’S Email to Employees Googlers, I have some difficult news to share. We’ve decided to reduce our […]

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