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Updated on: Nov 2022

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After Meta and Twitter, now Amazon to layoff employees

Nov 12, 2022

Indian employees fired by Meta two days after relocating to Canada

An American multinational technology conglomerate,nbspMetanbsphas cut over , jobs, which is...

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Nov 11, 2022

Latest news: Indian employees fired by Meta two days after relocating to Canada - SightsIn Plus

Cognizant layoffs employees due to failed background checks

An American multinational information technology services and consulting company, Cognizant India ha...

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Nov 10, 2022

Salesforce has laid off nearly employees

According to CNBC, an American cloud-based software company, Salesforcenbsphas laid off hundreds o...

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Nov 10, 2022

Latest news: Salesforce has laid off nearly employees - SightsIn Plus

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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 […]

Nov 10, 2022

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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 […]

Nov 9, 2022

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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 […]

Nov 8, 2022

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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 […]

Nov 8, 2022

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Meta planning massive layoffs this week: report

The social media and technology company, Meta is planning to lay off thousands of employees this week. However, the exact number of people to be fired is still unclear. Facebook-parent, Meta will become the latest tech firm to scale back its workforce. Most recently, Twitter laid off thousands of its employees across the globe. The […]

Nov 7, 2022

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Accenture has fired employees due to fake documents

A global professional services company and IT major, Accenture in India has fired a few employees as they presented fake documents and experience letters to obtain jobs with the organization. Accenture in India said in a statement, “We have discovered an effort to use documentation and experience letters from fraudulent companies to obtain offers of […]

Nov 6, 2022

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Udaan fires nearly 1,000 employees in the second round of layoffs

India’s largest b2b eCommerce platform, Udaan has announced the second round of layoffs due to macroeconomic conditions. About 10% of the company’s 3000-permanent workforce will be impacted by the layoff. These layoffs will affect nearly 1,000 employees. However, the employees that are fired 300-350 were on the company payroll while the remaining are likely to be on […]

Nov 6, 2022

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Twitter employee sleeping on office floor; Musk to cut 50% of jobs

A Viral picture shared by a Twitter employee shows his manager sleeping on the office floor at Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters. The photo was taken after Elon Musk purchased Twitter. It was reported that the microblogging company, Twitter told its staff that the company has set tasks so that it can be seen who works hard in […]

Nov 3, 2022

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Byju’s founder writes emotional note to fired staff

According to India Today, An Indian multinational educational technology company, BYJU’s recently announced layoffs of 2,500 employees or 5 percent of its total workforce. There have been different reports circulating for the organization, According to the Karnataka State IT/ITeS Employees Union (KITU), Byju was firing staff at its Bengaluru headquarters. Followed by Byju’s employees met V Sivankutty, Kerala labour […]

Nov 2, 2022

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Byju’s employees in Bengaluru allege forceful resignations

An Indian multinational educational technology company, Byju’s is firing staff at its Bengaluru headquarters according to the Karnataka State IT/ITeS Employees Union (KITU). According to KITU Secretary Sooraj Nidiyanga, the company management has asked their employees to either voluntarily resign or face termination. Byju’s HR team is forcing its employees to resign. The company’s HR division is asking its […]

Oct 31, 2022

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Happiest Minds says moonlighting unacceptable; layoff employees

A digital transformation IT consulting & services company, Happiest Minds Technologies has said moonlighting is unacceptable for the company. The company has laid off a few employees engaged in dual employment who have been fired over the last 6-12 months. However, the company did not disclose the exact number of layoffs. In India, as per […]

Oct 25, 2022

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Philips to cut 4,000 jobs after weak Q3 results

A Dutch multinational conglomerate corporation, Philips has said that the company will lay off nearly 4,000 jobs. The job cut represents over five per cent of the company’s workforce. The reason behind the layoff is that the company is hit by a massive financial for faulty sleep respirators pushed it into a loss. The development of […]

Oct 25, 2022