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Updated on: Jan 2023
Amazon staff furious on being forced to work after co-worker died
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Amazon staff furious on being forced to work after co-worker died

Jan 11, 2023

Amazon to layoff more employees than earlier planned

According to the Wall Street Journal, an American multinational technology company, Amazon is laying...

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Jan 5, 2023
Amazon to layoff more employees than earlier planned

Amazon delays the onboarding of graduates

According to reports, The e-commerce company, Amazon has delayed the joining dates for some universi...

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Dec 17, 2022
Amazon delays the onboarding of graduates

Amazon ought to digital data shield in ED probe, moves Supreme Court

According to Economic Times, an American multinational technology company focusing on e-commerce, Am...

Industry
Dec 11, 2022
Amazon ought to digital data shield in ED probe, moves Supreme Court
Amazon is on the urge of the biggest layoff including top executives
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Amazon is on the urge of the biggest layoff including top executives

Amazon is on the urge of the biggest layoff including top executives in the company since it was founded. Expected to slash 20,000 employees from the workforce. Entering 2023 within a few days might not be as fun for Amazon employees and tech employees across the industry as organizations are making adjustments through layoffs as […]

Dec 6, 2022
Amazon shuts down its wholesale business in India
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Amazon shuts down its wholesale business in India

The e-commerce company, Amazon is shutting down its wholesale distribution business in India. This is part of the annual operating planning review process and cost-cutting measures. This has been operating the distribution vertical in three cities Bengaluru, Mysuru, and Hubli. The company is currently working on cost-cutting measures amid the economic slowdown. This is the third […]

Dec 1, 2022
Amazon will Shut Down its Food Delivery Business in India
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Amazon will Shut Down its Food Delivery Business in India

The e-commerce company, Amazon will shut down its food-delivery business in India on December 29 this year. This was launched in India in May 2020 in parts of Bengaluru. The company said Friday, “We don’t take these decisions lightly. We are discontinuing these programs in a phased manner to take care of current customers and partners […]

Nov 26, 2022
Amazon tells labour ministry: No one was fired, resignations were voluntary
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Amazon tells labour ministry: No one was fired, resignations were voluntary

E-commerce giant Amazon which was summoned by labour ministry to appear on Tuesday said that the company has not fired any employee, and resignations were voluntary who opted for its separation program on their own by accepting a severance package. Amazon representatives appeared before the deputy chief labour commissioner of the union labour ministry in Bengaluru on […]

Nov 25, 2022
Amazon to shut online learning vertical in India
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Amazon to shut online learning vertical in India

An American multinational technology company focusing on e-commerce, Amazon has announced the closure of its online learning academy in August 2023.  The Amazon Academy platform was a learning platform for high-school students in India. Amazon will be closing its online learning academy within less than two years of its launch. The company has not given […]

Nov 24, 2022
AWS launches infra region in Hyd, to support 48,000 full-time jobs
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AWS launches infra region in Hyd, to support 48,000 full-time jobs

Amazon Web Services (AWS), part of Amazon.com Inc. company announced the launch of its second AWS infrastructure Region in India—the AWS Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) Region. The developers, startups, entrepreneurs, and enterprises, as well as government, education, and nonprofit organizations will have greater choices for running their applications and serving end users from data centers located […]

Nov 22, 2022
Amazon layoffs are illegal, NITES says to labour minister
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Amazon layoffs are illegal, NITES says to labour minister

The Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES) has approached the Labour Ministry concerning the layoff of Indian employees at amazon. “The law of the land is above Amazon policies,” Harpreet Singh Saluja, President, NITES said in a mail. “As per the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act the employer cannot, without prior permission from the […]

Nov 21, 2022
Amazon appoints Rohit Johar as HR Director, India
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Amazon appoints Rohit Johar as HR Director, India

An American multinational technology company focusing on e-commerce, Amazon has announced the appointment of Rohit Johar as HR Director for India Business. Rohit has confirmed the development on social media and said, “I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as HR Director India at Amazon!” Rohit is a leader with diverse leadership experience across Human […]

Nov 21, 2022
Amazon confirms layoffs and sends emails to impacted employees
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Amazon confirms layoffs and sends emails to impacted employees

An American multinational technology company focusing on e-commerce, Amazon has confirmed the layoffs at the company. However, The company did not reveal the exact number of employees laid off however as per the earlier reports 10,000 employees or 3 percent of its workforce were expected to be laid off. Impact on India Team These cuts […]

Nov 17, 2022
Amazon to lay off 10,000 employees, starting this week
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Amazon to lay off 10,000 employees, starting this week

An American multinational technology company focusing on e-commerce, Amazon is planning to lay off nearly 10,000 employees. The layoffs will be starting as soon as this week. The employees will be affected in its corporate and technology sectors. This layoff will affect nearly three percent of Amazon’s corporate employees and less than one percent of its global […]

Nov 15, 2022
After Meta and Twitter, now Amazon to layoff employees
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After Meta and Twitter, now Amazon to layoff employees

According to reports, global e-commerce major, Amazon has announced that the company is freezing new hiring in its corporate workforce sighting due to uncertainty in the global economy. E-commerce major has told employees in some unprofitable units to look for jobs elsewhere in the company. However, the exact number is unclear. As per the WSJ report, the company will be moving to redeploy staff […]

Nov 12, 2022
Amazon holds hiring in corporate workforce due to slow economy
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Amazon holds hiring in corporate workforce due to slow economy

An American multinational technology company focusing on e-commerce, Amazon has announced the company will be freezing all its new hiring in its corporate workforce. Amazon has taken this step due to global economic uncertainty. The company’s CEO Andy Jassy has been looking for ways to cut costs across the company. Beth Galetti, Amazon’s senior vice […]

Nov 4, 2022