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Updated on: Jan 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

Jan 25, 2023

Tech Mahindra ex-CEO on Layoffs Speak with people before walking them out

The year has begun on a bad note for tech workers globally. Tech Mahindra Former CEO Kiran Desh...

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Jan 24, 2023
Tech Mahindra ex-CEO on Layoffs Speak with people before walking them out

Ex-Microsoft HR lists types of employees at most risk of layoffs

Recently, Chris Williams, Ex-Microsoft Vice President- Human Resources has come forward to share thr...

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

NITES seeks Labour Ministrys intervention in Wipro freshers layoff

Recently, an Indian multinational corporation, Wipro sacked fresher employees due to poor perfor...

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Jan 24, 2023
NITES seeks Labour Ministrys intervention in Wipro freshers layoff
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
Is twitter left with 1300 employees? What does Elon Musk say?
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Is twitter left with 1300 employees? What does Elon Musk say?

A media report claimed that in the American social media company, Twitter, about 80 percent of its employees shrunk since Elon Musk took over. The report also claimed that now the headcount is nearly 1,300 working employees. However, Elon Musk issued a clarification tweet correcting the number reported in the article along with additional details. […]

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
Tencent fires 100 employees for bribery and embezzlement
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Tencent fires 100 employees for bribery and embezzlement

Asia’s biggest internet company, Tencent Holdings Ltd fired more than 100 employees. The reason behind the termination is violating law and company policies in 2022 including suspected bribery and embezzlement. The number of employees that were sacked was accused of corruption were part of the company’s PCG arm. The PCG arm oversees its mammoth content […]

Jan 18, 2023
Microsoft to sack 11,000 employees worldwide
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Microsoft to sack 11,000 employees worldwide

An American multinational technology company, Microsoft will sack 11,000 employees worldwide due to the global economic slowdown. The year 2023 has begun on a bad note for tech workers globally. 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 […]

Jan 18, 2023
Vodafone Idea faces mass resignation from sales team
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Vodafone Idea faces mass resignation from sales team

According to reports, Aditya Birla Group and Vodafone Group partnership company, Vodafone Idea have faced mass resignation from the sales team. According to reports, as many as one-fifth or nearly 20% of Vodafone Idea’s sales team has quit over the past couple of weeks. The permanent employee count for Vodafone Idea has fallen over 35 […]

Jan 17, 2023
Twitter to vacate its India offices
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Twitter to vacate its India offices

Elon Musk-owned Twitter is reportedly looking to shed its co-working spaces in Delhi and Mumbai after having already done so in Bengaluru. The process for vacating offices was initiated in December last year, according to reports citing sources. Around 150 of the company’s employees work at the WeWork facility in Mumbai’s BKC, and 80 at The Executive Centre in […]

Jan 16, 2023