Uber: HR News, Trends & Workplace Insights

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Updated on: May 2021
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Uber starts hiring again, to recruit 140 engineers in India
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Uber starts hiring again, to recruit 140 engineers in India

Uber starts hiring again, to recruit 140 engineers in India After a wave of layoffs due to Covid-19 disruptions, Uber is recruiting 140 more engineers for its technology teams in Bengaluru and Hyderabad to build cutting-edge products in areas such as rider and driver growth, delivery, the marketplace, customer service, digital payments, risk, and compliance, […]

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Swiggy lays off 350 more employees
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Swiggy lays off 350 more employees

Swiggy is laying off 350 more employees as part of ‘final realignment exercise’ Swiggy lays off 350 more employees, two months after it shed 1,100 jobs across levels nationally to mitigate the coronavirus lockdown impact. Swiggy said in a statement, “In May, we began the exercise of realigning resources to create capacity in higher potential […]

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Uber closed down Mumbai office permanently as cost cuts
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Uber closed down Mumbai office permanently as cost cuts

Uber has closed down Mumbai office permanently as part of a global cost-cutting measure COVID-19 Impact: The ride-hailing app Uber has closed down its Mumbai office as part of a global cost-cutting measure. Uber has wind up as many as 45 offices around the world as part of global cost cuts. According to media reports, The […]

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Zomato brings out Talent Directory to help its laid-off employees find a new job
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Zomato brings out Talent Directory to help its laid-off employees find a new job

After global firms like Uber, Airbnb, homegrown food delivery major, Zomato brings out a unique Talent Directory to help its laid-off employees find a new job. Talent Directory is a live list of the laid-off employees to assist the recruitment agencies, hiring managers to browse some of the talented individuals who have worked with Zomato through […]

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Home Credit India lays off 1,800 employees
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Home Credit India lays off 1,800 employees

Consumer loan finance firm Home Credit India on Thursday said it has reduced its headcount by 1,800 employees due to slowdown caused by the COVID-19 crisis. “The unprecedented coronavirus pandemic has affected every aspect of our life. It has impacted each one of us, our families, our customers, partners and businesses. These trying circumstances have […]

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Uber India Lays Off 600 Employees Amid Slowdown
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Uber India Lays Off 600 Employees Amid Slowdown

Uber India lays Off 600 employees amid slowdown, a 25% of total workforce 2,400 in the country Uber India on Tuesday, 26 May, announced to lay off around 600 full-time employees due to the impact of the coronavirus crisis, a week after Ola slashed its workforce. The affected employees would be from across driver and rider support among […]

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Uber to layoff 3,700 employees, CEO foregoing his salary
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Uber to layoff 3,700 employees, CEO foregoing his salary

Uber said Wednesday, that it is laying off 3,700 employees, or about 14% of its staff, as the ride-hail giant reels from the pandemic and an ongoing battle over worker protections. And CEO Dara Khosrowshahi will also forgo his base salary for the rest of the year, which was $1 million in 2019. The company said […]

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Philips names Vishpala Reddy as new Head- HR
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Philips names Vishpala Reddy as new Head- HR

According to ET Report, Philips has hired Vishpala Reddy as its new Head- Human Resources for the Indian subcontinent, replacing Armaan Seth who has recently joined Syngenta. She is likely to join Philips next month. With almost 20 years of experience in HR, currently, Vishpala leads Human Resources for Uber across the Asia Pacific mega-region […]

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