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Twitter employee sleeping on office floor Musk to cut of jobs
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Twitter employee sleeping on office floor Musk to cut of jobs

Nov 3, 2022

Twitter staff told to work -hour shifts, days a week, Reports

According to reports, The microblogging and social networking service, Twitter staff at the company ...

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Nov 2, 2022
Twitter staff told to work -hour shifts, days a week, Reports

Byjus founder writes emotional note to fired staff

According to India Today, An Indian multinational educational technology company, BYJUs recen...

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Nov 2, 2022
Byjus founder writes emotional note to fired staff

Elon Musk asked to prepare a list of Twitter employees to be sacked

On October , Musk agreed to proceed on his originally proposed terms, and a Delaware Chancery Court...

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Oct 31, 2022
Elon Musk asked to prepare a list of Twitter employees to be sacked
Byju’s employees in Bengaluru allege forceful resignations
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Byju’s employees in Bengaluru allege forceful resignations

An Indian multinational educational technology company, Byju’s is firing staff at its Bengaluru headquarters according to the Karnataka State IT/ITeS Employees Union (KITU). According to KITU Secretary Sooraj Nidiyanga, the company management has asked their employees to either voluntarily resign or face termination. Byju’s HR team is forcing its employees to resign. The company’s HR division is asking its […]

Oct 31, 2022
Alphabet plans to cut headcount growth and moderate the hiring
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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 Q4 of 2022 and the coming year, 2023. This decision came into force as the Q3 revenue grew at its slowest pace in more than two years. These things were said during the company’s earnings conference call on October 25. […]

Oct 27, 2022
Byju’s employees in Kerala “asked to resign” forcefully
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Byju’s employees in Kerala “asked to resign” forcefully

On Tuesday, a group of Byju’s employees met V Sivankutty, Kerala labour minister alleging that the edtech giant was forcing more than 170 staffers to resign. Byju’s is looking forward to discontinuing its operations and will be closing its office in Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala). However, the affected are been provided relocation opportunities in Bengaluru by the company. A […]

Oct 26, 2022
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