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Updated on: Nov 2022
US firm laid off nearly , people when they were asleep
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US firm laid off nearly , people when they were asleep

Nov 28, 2022

Railways fired one non-performer or corrupt official every days

According to PTI, the Railways has weeded out one non-performer or corrupt official ev...

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Nov 26, 2022
Railways fired one non-performer or corrupt official every days

Great resignation to great layoff, what afflicts IT Tech Industry

A few months back, great resignation has been the top concern for the IT and Tech Industry but the s...

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Nov 26, 2022
Great resignation to great layoff, what afflicts IT Tech Industry

HP to cut at least ,- jobs

An American multinational information technology company, HP is planning to lay off nearly to ...

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Nov 23, 2022
HP to cut at least ,- jobs
Google plans to fire 10,000 poor performing employees
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Google plans to fire 10,000 poor performing employees

An American multinational technology company, Google is planning to fire nearly 10,000 employees. The layoffs will be on the grounds of ‘poor performance’. The layoffs are nearly 6% of the total workforce. Google will use a ranking system and the lowest-ranked employees are expected to be fired from the company. Since 2017 the company has […]

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
Zomato laying off nearly 3% of staff due to cost-cutting
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Zomato laying off nearly 3% of staff due to cost-cutting

Indian multinational restaurant aggregator and food delivery company, Zomato has confirmed that the company is laying off under 3 percent of its staff across the organization. The company said that the layoffs are based on regular performance. Earlier, Zomato Ltd confirmed on Friday that its co-founder, Mohit Gupta has resigned from the company. Mohit resigned after about […]

Nov 19, 2022
Cisco to lay off over 4,000 employees
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Cisco to lay off over 4,000 employees

An American-based multinational digital communications technology conglomerate corporation, Cisco will be laying off more than 4,000 employees. According to a report in Silicon Valley Business Journal, the company is laying off nearly 5 percent of its workforce. The company has described this as a “rebalancing” act while “rightsizing certain businesses.” Cisco Chief Financial Officer Scott Herren […]

Nov 19, 2022
#RIPTwitter Trends on Twitter amid reports of mass resignations
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#RIPTwitter Trends on Twitter amid reports of mass resignations

Twitter employees on Friday started a ‘#RIPTwitter’ trend as hundreds of the company’s employees are estimated to be leaving the company. The hashtag “RIPTwitter” started trending on Twitter where users shared hilarious memes and posts while highlighting that the platform might soon shut down. Elon Musk issued employees an ultimatum saying that stay with the […]

Nov 18, 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
Nearly 3 lakhs employees lost jobs in the last 2 months
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Nearly 3 lakhs employees lost jobs in the last 2 months

Many companies have been laying employees. Most Tech Firms have fired employees due to inflation, moonlighting, and many more. Rajesh Padmanabhan, Chief Executive Officer of Talavvy Business Catalysts shared his view in a LinkedIn post, “Over 300,000 jobs lost in the last 2 months. Some more big ones queuing up. This will soon become Industry […]

Nov 16, 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
Twitter sacks over 4,400 contractual workers without notice
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Twitter sacks over 4,400 contractual workers without notice

Microblogging and social networking company, after firing about 50 per cent of Twitter workforce, or about 3,800 employees, now Elon Musk has laid off over 4,400 contractual workers without Notice. Separate reports from Platformer and Axios have shared the information through a series of tweets saying, “company sources tell me that yesterday Twitter eliminated ~4,400 of its ~5,500 […]

Nov 14, 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
Indian employees fired by Meta two days after relocating to Canada
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Indian employees fired by Meta two days after relocating to Canada

An American multinational technology conglomerate, Meta has cut over 11,000 jobs, which is nearly 13% of its workforce. It has been reported that the company sacked Indian employees two days after relocating to Canada. Himanshu V was a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Kharagpur). Himanshu V said that he had relocated to Canada for […]

Nov 11, 2022
Communications Manager at Facebook laid off on maternity leave
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Communications Manager at Facebook laid off on maternity leave

Meta has recently laid off over 11,000 jobs which are nearly 13% of its workforce. Anneka Patel is one of the employees affected by the layoffs. Anneka Patel was a Communications Manager at Facebook and has recently been laid off during her maternity leave. She shared her story on her LinkedIn profile. Anneka Patel said on […]

Nov 10, 2022