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Updated on: Jun 2022
Tesla lays off head of LGBTQ+, diversity lead
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Tesla lays off head of LGBTQ+, diversity lead

Amid CEO Elon Musk’s “woke mind virus” concerns, Electric vehicle company, Tesla has laid off both the President and a Lead involved in diversity and inclusivity programs at the company of its LGBTQ+ community. While they were let go as part of a broader wave of layoffs, it comes amid several comments CEO Elon Musk […]

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Elon Musk said Tesla will cut the salaried workforce by 10% over 3 months
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Elon Musk said Tesla will cut the salaried workforce by 10% over 3 months

Elon Musk on Tuesday said that Tesla will reduce its salaried workforce by 10 per cent over the next three months. Addressing the Qatar Economic Forum organised by Bloomberg, the world’s richest man said that the electric car-maker will cut salaries by 10 per cent over the next three months, as the company navigates the global […]

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Tesla Sued By Former Employees Over ‘Mass Layoff’
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Tesla Sued By Former Employees Over ‘Mass Layoff’

Two former Tesla employees have filed a lawsuit against the electric vehicle giant. The employees were laid off from the Nevada Gigafactory. The lawsuit alleges the company’s decision to lay off more than 500 workers during May and June. Further, it stated that the employees laid off without due notice constitutes a breach of the workers’ rights. […]

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Social commerce Citymall lays off 191 employees
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Social commerce Citymall lays off 191 employees

The Gurugram-based Social commerce CityMall is slashing 191 jobs as it looks to better navigate the sharp reversal in the markets. The layoff impacts at least 30% of the three-year-old startup’s workforce. The startup said two months ago that it had over 500 employees. The Company said on Layoffs, “191 of our employees will be parting […]

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Unacademy lays off 150 employees from its PrepLadder team
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Unacademy lays off 150 employees from its PrepLadder team

The Edtech platform, Unacademy has recently fired a small fraction of its workforce which is 150 employees (2.6% of the workforce). The workforce has been asked to leave as part of a performance improvement programme (PIP). These layoffs currently affected the PrepLadder team that is based out of Chandigarh. This is the company’s second round […]

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Tesla Begins 10% Staff Layoff; Employees Confirm on Linkedin
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Tesla Begins 10% Staff Layoff; Employees Confirm on Linkedin

Elon Musk, CEO of electric vehicle maker Tesla has called for the layoff of 10 percent of the company’s white-collar workforce in an internal company email on June 3. Tesla employees are sharing their pain on social media and said that the layoffs appear to have started last week and have accelerated since then. It […]

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Crypto exchange company Coinbase to cut nearly 1100 jobs
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Crypto exchange company Coinbase to cut nearly 1100 jobs

Cryptocurrency exchange company Coinbase Global Inc has announced that it will slash nearly 18% of its workforce which is about 1,100 jobs. This move has come as a result of reining costs amid volatile cryptocurrency market conditions. The company earlier informed this month that it would extend its hiring freeze for the future and cancel several […]

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SaaS firm, FarEye lays off 250 employees at the time of appraisal
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SaaS firm, FarEye lays off 250 employees at the time of appraisal

FarEye, the Software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider has laid off around 250 employees at the time of their appraisal, according to media reports. FarEye CEO and Co-founder Kushal Nahata said, “With the softness in market conditions, in the year ahead, we are focusing on our efforts and aligning resources in areas that drive maximum value for our […]

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Rupeek lays off 200 employees due to cost cuts
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Rupeek lays off 200 employees due to cost cuts

Bengaluru-based gold loan provider Rupeek has laid off around 200 employees from its workforce across multiple teams. The company has laid off nearly 10-15% of its workforce. The reason behind the layoffs is tough macro conditions and a funding crunch. The company’s founder and CEO Sumit Maniyar told employees about the decision through an email. […]

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Elon Musk opens door to a Tesla talent exodus
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Elon Musk opens door to a Tesla talent exodus

Elon Musk needs to cut one in ten jobs at Tesla. Some may already have their eye on the exit. The Tesla chief executive’s intentions, conveyed in an internal email seen by Reuters, are rooted in what he described as his “super bad feeling” about the U.S. economy. Some of the nearly 100,000 people employed […]

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Musk feels ‘super bad’ about economy, needs to cut 10% of Tesla jobs
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Musk feels ‘super bad’ about economy, needs to cut 10% of Tesla jobs

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has a “super bad feeling” about the economy and needs to cut about 10% of jobs at the electric carmaker, he said in an email to executives seen by Reuters. The message, sent on Thursday and titled “pause all hiring worldwide”, came two days after the billionaire told staff to return to […]

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Twitter enters restructuring mode, focuses on user growth
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Twitter enters restructuring mode, focuses on user growth

As Twitter pauses hiring, the micro-blogging platform is reportedly shifting employees away from audio Spaces, Communities and newsletters verticals for areas that “will have the greatest positive impact to the public conversation”. The restructuring is happening under Jay Sullivan, the new head of product and interim head of revenue, reports Bloomberg. Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal last month fired […]

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