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Updated on: Jan 2023
Google HR loses job while interviewing candidate for a job role
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Google HR loses job while interviewing candidate for a job role

Jan 31, 2023

Philips to cut jobs in drive to improve profitability

A Dutch multinational conglomerate corporation, Philips will cut nearly jobs in a drive to impr...

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Jan 31, 2023
Philips to cut jobs in drive to improve profitability

EY to layoff hundreds of employees to improve profitability 

According to Reuters Reports, One of the largest professional services companies, Ernst amp Young ...

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Jan 29, 2023
EY to layoff hundreds of employees to improve profitability 

Google layoffs An employee was fired after his mom died of cancer

Google layoffs recently, a multinational technology company, Google parent Alphabet announced to sa...

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Jan 27, 2023
Google layoffs An employee was fired after his mom died of cancer
IBM fires nearly 3,900 employees and SAP layoffs 3000 people
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IBM fires nearly 3,900 employees and SAP layoffs 3000 people

IBM and SAP joined the cadre of IT giants planning to layoffs thousands of their employees this year. Both companies reported their respective fourth-quarter earnings ended on Dec. 31. The multinational technology corporation, IBM would lay off 3,900 employees 1.5 percent of its global workforce. On the other hand, SAP is planning to lay off […]

Jan 27, 2023
This is how Google employees found out that they are laid off
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This is how Google employees found out that they are laid off

Recently, A multinational technology company, Google parent Alphabet announced the sack of 12,000 employees. The company has already sent the email to the employees in the US. The company is providing the following benefits to the affected employees:- However, Sundar Pichai the CEO of Google also wrote an Email to Employees stating that the company is […]

Jan 25, 2023
Tech Mahindra ex-CEO on Layoffs: ‘Speak with people before walking them out’
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Tech Mahindra ex-CEO on Layoffs: ‘Speak with people before walking them out’

The year 2023 has begun on a bad note for tech workers globally. Tech Mahindra Former CEO Kiran Deshpande shared his advice on the same issue. There have been nearly 91 companies that have laid off more than 24,000 tech employees in the first 15 days this month. More than 1,600 tech employees are being laid […]

Jan 24, 2023
Ex-Microsoft HR lists 3 types of employees at most risk of layoffs
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Ex-Microsoft HR lists 3 types of employees at most risk of layoffs

Recently, Chris Williams, Ex-Microsoft Vice President- Human Resources has come forward to share three categories of employees that are unsafe during layoffs and two categories of employees who are at least at risk during layoffs. Below are the categories of employees who are at least risk:- Profit-making employees: “If you’re an essential part of building the most […]

Jan 24, 2023
NITES seeks Labour Ministry’s intervention in Wipro freshers’ layoff
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NITES seeks Labour Ministry’s intervention in Wipro freshers’ layoff

Recently, an Indian multinational corporation, Wipro sacked 452 fresher employees due to poor performance. The union of IT employees Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES) said that it ‘strongly condemns the unethical layoffs done by Wipro.’ NITES President Harpreet Singh Saluja said, “For a year these employees were struggling to join the company despite clearing […]

Jan 24, 2023
Ashneer Grover: Why fire people? Founders should take pay cuts
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Ashneer Grover: Why fire people? Founders should take pay cuts

Companies have been laying off employees in 2023 as well. Ashneer Grover Shark Tank India season 1 judge shared his point on layoffs that founders should take pay cuts instead of firing employees. He said in a LinkedIn post, “It’s sad to hear about firings every day. I am thankful that I’ve never had to fire […]

Jan 23, 2023
Companies Layoff over 50,000 employees in 21 days this year 2023
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Companies Layoff over 50,000 employees in 21 days this year 2023

According to media reports on layoff, In the first half of the year 2022 that is from January to June, various companies laid off nearly 44,257 employees in the tech sector.  However, in 2023 January, 154 tech companies reportedly laid off nearly 55,225 in just 21 days. Earlier in November Amazon announced that will be […]

Jan 21, 2023
Read Sundar Pichai’s letter firing 12000 Google employees
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Read Sundar Pichai’s letter firing 12000 Google employees

An American multinational technology company, Google parent Alphabet had announced to sack 12,000 employees. The company has already sent the email to the employees in US. The company is providing the following benefits to the affected employees:- SUNDAR PICHAI’S Email to Employees Googlers, I have some difficult news to share. We’ve decided to reduce our […]

Jan 21, 2023
Amazon HR Head told employees in an email about more job cuts
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Amazon HR Head told employees in an email about more job cuts

Tech giant, Amazon is laying off more than 18,000 employees which was 80% more employees than previously planned. The company has also stopped corporate hiring across. Earlier, Amazon delayed the joining dates for some university graduates until the end of 2023 due to cost-cutting efforts. Earlier, The onboarding of the employees was expected to be completed by […]

Jan 21, 2023
Wipro sacks freshers, 452 people allegedly fired after internal test
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Wipro sacks freshers, 452 people allegedly fired after internal test

An Indian multinational corporation, Wipro has sacked 452 fresher employees due to poor performance. Wipro fired the employees after taking an internal test. However, the company has waived the training cost spent on the employees. However, the company has not commented on the exact number of layoffs. As per the update the company laid off […]

Jan 20, 2023
Swiggy lays off 380 employees, CEO letter to employees
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Swiggy lays off 380 employees, CEO letter to employees

An Indian online food ordering and delivery platform, Swiggy lays off 380 employees due to the company’s restructuring exercise.  Due to “poor judgment the company has “overhired” employees. The CEO has also explained that the growth rate for food delivery has slowed down. This was against the company’s projections. The company’s CEO said, “We’re implementing […]

Jan 20, 2023
A startup fired 70% of staff due to reported incorrect financial data
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A startup fired 70% of staff due to reported incorrect financial data

Indian Startup of an online vehicle repair platform, GoMechanic fires nearly 70% of the workforce due to Reported Incorrect Financial Data. Amit Bhasin cofounder GoMechanic shared a LinkedIn post saying, “We founded GoMechanic In 2016 to bridge the gap between process-oriented authorized service centers and cost-effective local workshops for people who were looking for a […]

Jan 20, 2023