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Updated on: Mar 2023
Zoom fires its President ‘without cause’
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Zoom fires its President ‘without cause’

A communications technology company, Zoom has fired its President Greg Tomb ‘without cause’. However, the company has not shared the reason for the termination. According to reports, Greg Tomb will be entitled to severance benefits that are payable upon a “termination without cause.” Greg Tomb was appointed as President of Zoom in June 2022. Prior to Zoom, […]

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Alphabet fires Waymo employees; Citigroup Cuts Hundreds of Jobs
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Alphabet fires Waymo employees; Citigroup Cuts Hundreds of Jobs

The year 2023 started on a Layoff note. Now, Google Parent Company Alphabet, Citigroup, and General Motors have announced fresh layoffs. 107,780 employees were sacked from various companies this year in January 2023. However, in February 2023 the number has reduced to 47,533 impacted employees. And in March to date, 2,070 employees have been sacked. Recently, in […]

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Google has not only laid off humans but now robots are being fired
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Google has not only laid off humans but now robots are being fired

The tech giant, Google has not only laid off humans but now even robots are being fired. According to reports, The company’s newest subsidiary, Everyday Robots had trained over a hundred robots that had a single arm and wheels to move around. These robots were responsible to open doors, cleaning cafeteria tables, and sorting trash. […]

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Twitter employee who was found sleeping on office floor gets fired
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Twitter employee who was found sleeping on office floor gets fired

Earlier in November 2022, A Viral picture was shared by Twitter’s director of product management Esther Crawford who was seen sleeping on the office floor after working overtime in order to meet the stringent deadlines, she is fired now in a fresh round of layoffs of 50 employees. She was clicked wrapped in a sleeping […]

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Ericsson to sack 8,500 employees in the largest layoff in industry
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Ericsson to sack 8,500 employees in the largest layoff in industry

Swedish multinational networking and telecommunications company, Ericsson to sack 8,500 employees. This is one of the largest layoffs in the industry. Chief Executive Borje Ekholm said in the memo, “The way headcount reductions will be managed will differ depending on local country practice…” “In several countries, the headcount reductions have already been communicated this week,” Borje Ekholm’s memo added. […]

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Uber announces to sack of employees based on performance
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Uber announces to sack of employees based on performance

Amid the layoffs wave, American mobility service provider company, Uber will sack employees on the ground of a ‘more rigorous approach’ to performance reviews. However, Uber is not using the term “layoff” to describe the recent terminations and has stated that it will fill the affected roles with new hires. The company said, “Uber job […]

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Google laid off an Indian HR person during office video call
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Google laid off an Indian HR person during office video call

An American multinational technology company, Google laid off 453 employees from various departments in India. As per reports, the employees from software developers, backend developers, cloud engineers, and digital marketers have been affected. Few of the employees took on LinkedIn to share their experiences. Recently in January, Google parent Alphabet announced to sack 12,000 employees. The company CEO took responsibility for the […]

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McKinsey to sack 2000 employees in one of its biggest layoffs
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McKinsey to sack 2000 employees in one of its biggest layoffs

A global management consulting firm, McKinsey & Co is planning to cut about 2,000 jobs. This is in one of its biggest rounds of layoffs. The company’s job cuts could affect more than 4% of the workforce. McKinsey & Co currently employs nearly 44,000 employees. The headcount of the company has grown up from 28,000 […]

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Layoffs again: HP, Twitter, MyGate to sack hundreds of employees
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Layoffs again: HP, Twitter, MyGate to sack hundreds of employees

Layoffs are a tough decision for any company. However, there have been various companies that have been announcing layoffs. Now, the leading companies HP, Twitter, and MyGate sacking hundreds of employees. HP An American multinational information technology company, HP has announced that it will lay off around 100 employees in Israel. The company has cut major […]

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Ericsson to layoff 1,400 jobs in Sweden to reduce cost
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Ericsson to layoff 1,400 jobs in Sweden to reduce cost

A Swedish multinational networking and telecommunications company, Ericsson plans to cut about 1,400 jobs in Sweden. Additionally, Ericsson will be cutting more jobs that will be affecting several thousand people in other countries in the coming days. The company had earlier announced plans to cut costs by 9 billion crowns ($880 million) by the end of […]

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Google sacks 453 employees in India
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Google sacks 453 employees in India

An American multinational technology company, Google laid off 453 employees from various departments in India late at night on Thursday. As per reports, the employees from software developers, backend developers, cloud engineers, and digital marketers have been affected. Few of the employees took on LinkedIn to share their experiences. Recently in January, an American multinational technology company, Google […]

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KPMG to sack 700 employees due to economic slowdown
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KPMG to sack 700 employees due to economic slowdown

A multinational professional services network, and one of the Big Four accounting organizations, KPMG will sack 700 employees due to the economic slowdown of nearly 2 percent of its workforce in the United States. Initially, The job cuts were announced on February 15 by Carl Carande, Vice-Chair of KPMG’s US advisory business. A spokesperson for […]

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