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Furlenco lays off 180 employees, shuts operations in some cities: Report
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Furlenco lays off 180 employees, shuts operations in some cities: Report

Furlenco, the furniture rental startup has reportedly laid off between 180-200 employees involved in customer grievance redressal, scheduling, and other similar customer support functions. According to media reports, these layoffs come amidst an attempt to scale down operations, with operations in metro and non-metro cities like Ahmedabad, Kolkata, and Pune to be reduced soon. The […]

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Disney World to lay off 11,000 employees amid pandemic
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Disney World to lay off 11,000 employees amid pandemic

Disney World to lay off 11,000 employees amid pandemic Walt Disney World says it plans to lay off more than 11,000 unionized workers because of the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of pandemic-related job casualties at the Florida resort to almost 18,000 positions. Disney World said in a letter to state and local leaders […]

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Disney to lay off 28,000 Theme Park employees
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Disney to lay off 28,000 Theme Park employees

Disney to lay off 28,000 Theme Park employees in U.S. Walt Disney Co. plans to lay off 28,000 theme park employees in U.S., as the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect its businesses. The layoff is due to reduced capacity allowed in its parks reflecting social distancing requirements as well as California’s “unwillingness to lift restrictions […]

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Cognizant losses 10,500 employees b/w Apr-Jun 2020
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Cognizant losses 10,500 employees b/w Apr-Jun 2020

Cognizant losses 10,500 employees during the April-June quarter, as part of its strategy to reduce costs and fund investments for growth Amid COVID-19 crisis, IT major Cognizant has recently announced its results for the April-June quarter, and they revealed that the company’s headcount had reduced by 10,500 people in the quarter. While in the previous quarter […]

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Microsoft cuts jobs across geographies and teams
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Microsoft cuts jobs across geographies and teams

Microsoft cuts jobs across geographies and teams as it enters new fiscal year According to media reports, Microsoft has trimmed its workforce across geographies and teams as it entered a new fiscal year from July 1. Business Insider had earlier reported that the company cuts under 1,000 jobs across its business this week. A company […]

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Amdocs to lay off hundreds of employees: Report
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Amdocs to lay off hundreds of employees: Report

Amdocs to lay off hundreds of employees worldwide, including senior positions Israeli telecom systems IT solutions provider Amdocs Ltd is set to lay off hundreds of employees in Israel and around the world due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. According to a report published in Israeli-based website Calcalist, Amdocs’s quarterly earnings is around $1 […]

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Bombardier Inc to cut 2,500 aviation jobs
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Bombardier Inc to cut 2,500 aviation jobs

CANADIAN plane and train maker Bombardier Inc said on Friday it would cut 2,500 jobs, or about 11% of the workforce at its aviation unit, as the coronavirus pandemic’s crushing impact on the air industry adds to its long list of problems. The aviation industry has been among the worst hit by the pandemic, which has dented […]

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Cognizant offers the voluntary separation package for US employees
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Cognizant offers the voluntary separation package for US employees

Cognizant Technology Solutions has announced a voluntary separation package (VSP) for its US employees. The Coronavirus crisis has pushed many companies to take tough decisions, with the same line, Cognizant is laying off employees without active projects. The Company is offering a voluntary separation package for US employees who move to the bench between May […]

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IBM confirms global layoffs, India employees hit with it too
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IBM confirms global layoffs, India employees hit with it too

IBM confirmed, it is cutting an unspecified number of jobs, but wouldn’t provide details related to location, departments, or the number of employees involved. The company framed it in terms of replacing people with more needed skills as it tries to regroup under new CEO Arvind Krishna. Several business media sites, including the Wall Street Journal and […]

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Cleartrip has laid off 400-500 employees
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Cleartrip has laid off 400-500 employees

Cleartrip has laid off 400-500 employees. the company’s spokesperson said the Covid-19 crisis has caused severe business disruption in the travel industry. The spokesperson said, “we have had to reluctantly downsize our workforce. We are providing all necessary support to affected employees.” When TOI asked about the number of employees affected, the company declined to share details. It has around 1,000 employees. […]

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ShareChat lays off 25% of its workforce
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ShareChat lays off 25% of its workforce

Sharechat has recently laid off about 101 employees or 25% of its staff as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic impacts ad revenues According to an email sent to employees by Ankush Sachdeva, CEO of ShareChat, the advertisement market would remain unpredictable this year and the firm is streamlining its revenue teams to these new expectations. “We have to […]

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Livspace lays off 450 employees as coronavirus impacts
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Livspace lays off 450 employees as coronavirus impacts

IKEA-backed home design and decor startup Livspace is laying off 15% of its workforce as the Covid-19 pandemic and resultant nationwide lockdown hit its business. The Bengaluru-based startup, Livspace Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Anuj Srivastava assured the impacted employees of severance pay along with an assistance package, as part of which every employee will receive a portion of […]

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