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Updated on: Jul 2022
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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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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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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Musk pledges to scale up work standards in Twitter after acquisition done
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Musk pledges to scale up work standards in Twitter after acquisition done

Tesla CEO and SpaceX founder Elon Musk said he would significantly increase work ethic standards in Twitter once he officially acquires the social media platform. Last week, Twitter said it agreed to be acquired by Musk in a deal worth $44 billion, although it is still subject to shareholder approval. “Work ethic expectations would be […]

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After Tesla, SpaceX workers come forward to speak on sexual harassment
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After Tesla, SpaceX workers come forward to speak on sexual harassment

Five former employees at tech billionaire Elon Musk’s space firm SpaceX have come forward to speak out about the sexual harassment they faced in the company and how managers and the human resources department handled complaints poorly, as per media reports. This comes on the heels of six more women filing separate lawsuits against Musk’s […]

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Ford ropes in Apple veteran Doug Field as Head- Advanced Technology
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Ford ropes in Apple veteran Doug Field as Head- Advanced Technology

Ford Motor Co. has hired a former executive from Apple and Tesla to be the company’s head of advanced technology and new embedded systems, a critical post as the auto industry moves to adopt vehicles powered by electricity and guided by computers. Before Doug Field joined Ford, he was a vice president of special projects at Apple and an […]

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Tesla has begun recruiting for leadership and senior-level roles in India
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Tesla has begun recruiting for leadership and senior-level roles in India

Tesla has begun recruiting for leadership and senior-level roles in India, according to a person familiar with the matter, as it gears up to break into one of the world’s biggest emerging car markets. The California-based maker of electric vehicles is recruiting for positions including a head of sales and marketing, and a head of […]

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Tesla appoints Manuj Khurana to lead its policy and business efforts in India
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Tesla appoints Manuj Khurana to lead its policy and business efforts in India

Tesla appoints Manuj Khurana to lead its policy and business efforts in India Tesla Inc is scouting for locations to open showrooms in three Indian cities and has hired an executive to lead its lobbying and business efforts ahead of its planned entry into the country, sources familiar with the discussions told Reuters. The electric-car […]

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Tesla to set up electric car manufacturing unit in Bengaluru
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Tesla to set up electric car manufacturing unit in Bengaluru

Tesla to set up electric car manufacturing unit in Bengaluru Billionaire Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc will set up an electric-car manufacturing unit in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, according to a government document seen by Reuters on Saturday. “The U.S. firm Tesla will be opening an electric car manufacturing unit in Karnataka,” the state […]

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Tesla takes another step on road to launch in India
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Tesla takes another step on road to launch in India

Tesla Inc has moved a step closer to its launch in India later this year by registering a company in the country, a regulatory filing showed on Tuesday. Tesla Motors India and Energy Private Limited was incorporated on Jan. 8 with its registered office in the southern city of Bengaluru, a hub for several global […]

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Tesla to start operations in India in 2021 – Nitin Gadkari
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Tesla to start operations in India in 2021 – Nitin Gadkari

Tesla to start operations in India next year – Nitin Gadkari Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said American electric car major Tesla is set to start its operations in India next year and would also look at setting up of a manufacturing unit based on demand. The Road, Transport and Highways minister has been pushing for green fuel […]

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