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Updated on: Oct 2022
Elon Musk asked to prepare a list of Twitter employees to be sacked
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Elon Musk asked to prepare a list of Twitter employees to be sacked

Oct 31, 2022

Byjus employees in Bengaluru allege forceful resignations

An Indian multinational educational technology company, Byjus is firing staff at its Bengalur...

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Oct 31, 2022
Byjus employees in Bengaluru allege forceful resignations

Alphabet plans to cut headcount growth and moderate the hiring

The parent company of Google, Alphabet is planning to cut staff recruitment and hiring in Q of ...

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Oct 27, 2022
Alphabet plans to cut headcount growth and moderate the hiring

Byjus employees in Kerala asked to resign forcefully

On Tuesday, a group of Byjus employees met V Sivankutty, Kerala labour minister alleging that the e...

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Oct 26, 2022
Byjus employees in Kerala asked to resign forcefully
After 10 years sacked employees at Maruti seek reinstatement
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After 10 years sacked employees at Maruti seek reinstatement

After 10 years, sacked employees at the Maruti Manesar plant seek reinstatement. Jitendra Kumar one of the employees leading the legal battle for reinstatement who were among those sacked after the violence, said, “Around 150 workers joined the agitation and got support from workers and trade unions in Gurugram.” “The matter is pending in the […]

Oct 25, 2022
Happiest Minds says moonlighting unacceptable; layoff employees
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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
Philips to cut 4,000 jobs after weak Q3 results
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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
Synapsica CEO, COO arrested for Rs. 16 cr fraud; layoff 30% staff
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Synapsica CEO, COO arrested for Rs. 16 cr fraud; layoff 30% staff

Synapsica, a healthtech startup backed by Y Combinator has laid off nearly 30 percent of the workforce nearly 100 employees due to the citing market conditions. However, the company is providing two months of salary payouts to the laid-off employees. Moreover, the company will also be assisting them to find an opportunity. Synapsica was founded […]

Oct 22, 2022
Twitter tells employees there are no plans for layoffs
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Twitter tells employees there are no plans for layoffs

The social media platform, Twitter on Thursday clarified to staff that there are no plans for company-wide layoffs since it signed a deal to be acquired by Elon Musk. Twitter General Counsel Sean Edgett emailed employees saying that the company does not plan layoffs. There has been news that there will be mass layoffs post […]

Oct 22, 2022
Elon Musk is planning to layoff 75% of twitter staff
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Elon Musk is planning to layoff 75% of twitter staff

According to reports, Elon Musk said that he is planning to lay off nearly 75% of Twitter’s staff as he takes over the social media company. The reports said that job cuts are expected in the coming months, no matter who owns the company. However, Twitter’s current management has planned to lay off 25% of […]

Oct 21, 2022
Wipro fired senior employees in 10 mints for huge integrity violation
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Wipro fired senior employees in 10 mints for huge integrity violation

India’s IT services provider company, Wipro Chairman Rishad Premji has said the company sacked its top 20 leaders in ten minutes. The company laid off the employees after it was found to have committed a “huge integrity violation“. The policy is black and white for any kind of integrity violation or harassment, he stressed on October 19. […]

Oct 20, 2022
Johnson & Johnson plans to cut jobs despite profitable quarters
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Johnson & Johnson plans to cut jobs despite profitable quarters

The largest and most broadly based healthcare company in the world, Johnson & Johnson company has said that it will cut some jobs due to inflationary pressure and challenges created by the strong dollar. The company posted better-than-expected Q3 earnings. However, there will be various job functions that would be affected and layoffs will be due to a […]

Oct 19, 2022
Microsoft continues layoffs, nearly 1,000 Jobs to be cut: Report
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Microsoft continues layoffs, nearly 1,000 Jobs to be cut: Report

An American multinational technology corporation, Microsoft has laid off nearly 1,000 people in a fresh round of layoffs. This is the third round of layoffs at the Big Tech firm since July. It is excepted that the layoffs will be across multiple divisions as the revenue of the company is expected to slow down in the […]

Oct 18, 2022
Suniel Shetty’s advice on Layoffs be like Rahul Dravid
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Suniel Shetty’s advice on Layoffs be like Rahul Dravid

Actor and Producer Suniel Shetty has shared a LinkedIn post expressing his opinion on layoffs. However, the actor did not mention any specific name of the company. Recently, A global ed-tech company, Byju announced that it will be laying off nearly 5 percent of the workforce or 2,500 employees. Suniel Shetty’s in his post said, “A recent article […]

Oct 18, 2022
After Byju’s, Ed-tech firm FrontRow also lays off 75% workforce
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After Byju’s, Ed-tech firm FrontRow also lays off 75% workforce

Bengaluru-based ed-tech startup FrontRow, a learning platform for non-academic skills has laid off 30 employees nearly 75 percent of its workforce. The company has sacked employees from the departments including the engineering, product, sales, and marketing teams. Ishaan Preet Singh, co-founder of FrontRow said, “We’re extremely proud of the team that got together to build the future of non-academic […]

Oct 17, 2022
Infosys layoffs employees for moonlighting
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Infosys layoffs employees for moonlighting

An Indian multinational information technology company, Infosys has fired a few employees in recent months for moonlighting. However, the exact numbers are not mentioned. CEO Salil Parekh said, “If we have found employees doing work in two different companies, where there are confidentiality issues, we have let them go in the last 12 months.” However, Parekh also said […]

Oct 14, 2022