Layoffs: HR News, Trends & Workplace Insights

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Updated on: Jan 2023

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Microsoft to sack , employees worldwide

Jan 18, 2023

Amazon HR people turn from hiring to seeking jobs themselves

Bloomberg Amazon With job cuts mounting across tech, finance, and other industries, why wait to g...

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Jan 16, 2023

Latest news: Amazon HR people turn from hiring to seeking jobs themselves - SightsIn Plus

Ola fires people in a fresh round of layoffs

According to Business Today, an Indian multinational ridesharing company, Ola has fired people i...

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Jan 13, 2023

Unacademy builds LinkedIn competitor NextLevel, people fired

In another round of layoffs, an Indian educational technology company, Unacademy will let go of arou...

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Jan 11, 2023

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McDonald’s to sack employees; CEO Chris Kempczinski confirms

An American multinational fast food chain, McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski has confirmed that the company may layoff employees in April 2023 as part of a cost-cutting exercise. The layoff will affect the employees from the corporate wing of the company. The CEO has told Wall Street Journal that “some jobs that are existing today are either […]

Jan 7, 2023

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upGrad-owned Harappa sacks 35% of the workforce

As 2023 started the news of layoffs. Recently, upGrad-owned learner-centered institution, Harappa has announced to sack of nearly 70 employees or 35% of its 200-strong workforce. As per reports, the affected employees have been told to serve a month’s notice, and no other severance benefits have been offered to them. The layoffs have affected mainly […]

Jan 6, 2023

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Amazon to layoff 70% more employees than earlier planned

According to the Wall Street Journal, an American multinational technology company, Amazon is laying off more than 17,000 employees, which is 70% more employees than previously planned. However, The job cuts that began last year were expected that it will affect nearly about 10,000 people. The reduction is concentrated in the firm’s corporate ranks. The […]

Jan 5, 2023

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Google employees write to VP– HR on fear of layoffs

As per earlier reports, An American multinational technology company focusing on search engine technology, Google is expected to lay off 6 percent of employees in 2023. The employees who will fall under the low-performance bracket will be affected. As per the recent reports, several employees have written a letter to the company’s Vice President of Human […]

Jan 4, 2023

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Google to layoff 6% of employees in 2023 with poor performance

As per reports, Google is expected to layoff 6 percent of employees in 2023. The employee which will fall under the low-performance bracket will be affected. As per CNBC reports, however, several employees have been complaining about procedural and technical issues with the new performance system. According to the rating system, an employee must have […]

Dec 27, 2022

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Micron to layoff 5,000 employees in 2023

A world leader in innovative memory solutions, Micron will be laying off nearly 5000 or 10% of its employees. The company said that the industry is experiencing the “most severe imbalance between supply and demand in both DRAM and NAND in the last 13 years.” Micron Technology announced results for its first quarter of fiscal 2023, […]

Dec 22, 2022

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Smartphone maker Xiaomi to layoff 10% employees

A Chinese designer and manufacturer of consumer electronics and related software, home appliances, and household items company Xiaomi Corp has started laying off workers in several units of its smartphone and internet services business. The layoffs will be affecting nearly 10% of the total workforce. The latest layoff could affect thousands of workers many of the employees have […]

Dec 20, 2022

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Virtusa forced employees to resign; seek government intervention

A global provider of Digital Business Transformation, Digital Engineering, and Information Technology (IT) outsourcing services, Virtusa Group has laid off employees and has forcefully asked them to resign from December 11. The company has sacked hundreds of employees from Chennai and the UNITE has sought government intervention in this matter. The employees from across India were […]

Dec 19, 2022

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4000 employees to be affected: Layoff about to start at Cisco

Cisco all set for a turbulent and massive layoff. The firm is about to shred 5% of its workforce as a measure to resize the firm.

Dec 14, 2022

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Twitter staff was sacked, Cos didn’t see Musk’s email at weekend

According to reports, an American social media company, Twitter has sacked nearly 100 employees after employees Didn’t See Musk’s Email at the Weekend. Some Twitter employees lost access to work systems after they failed to sign Elon Musk’s anti-leaking pledge on Saturday because they didn’t check their emails over the weekend. Musk wrote in his […]

Dec 14, 2022

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Goldman to cut hundreds of consumer banking staff

A leading global investment banking, securities, and investment management firm, Goldman Sachs will be sacking hundreds of employees. According to reports, the company is planning to cut at least 400 jobs as it looks at restructuring its struggling consumer business. According to reports, The job cuts at Goldman Sachs’ will be affecting the underperforming employees. […]

Dec 13, 2022

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Salesforce to layoff employees in a fresh round of layoffs

An American cloud-based software company, Salesforce will be laying off employees in a fresh round of layoffs according to Protocol reports. It was unclear when the layoffs would begin the discussions on the plan remain ongoing. Salesforce, however, told media publications that the layoffs affected “less than a thousand” employees. According to Protocol reports, Salesforce […]

Dec 12, 2022