Uber: HR News, Trends & Workplace Insights

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Updated on: Feb 2026

Appointments

Ouro elevates Anupama Rao as Senior Vice President, Head of People

Feb 16, 2026

Uber, Ola, and Blinkit Partners Join Forces for February Strike

In a move set to disrupt urban transportation across major Indian metropolitan hubs, several promine...

Strike

Feb 5, 2026

Uber CTO Confirms Major Hiring Plans for Indias Tech Workforce

Uber has announced plans to double its India tech workforce within the next three to five years, rei...

Hiring

May 26, 2025

WFH No More Uber Employees Must Return to Office by July

Uber has officially revoked all work-from-home WFH approvals, mandating a full return to office fo...

Work Model

Apr 30, 2025

WFH No More Uber Employees Must Return to Office by July

Layoffs

Companies Layoffs in 2023, How Affected HR Recruitment Teams

So far in 2023, there have been 1,618 layoffs at tech companies with 361,343 people impacted (1,304 people per day). In 2022, there were 1,557 layoffs at tech companies and 243,318 people impacted (667 people per day). During these layoffs, companies have also sacked the HR recruitment teams. The move of layoffs is part of a larger trend of tech companies cutting jobs and slowing hiring […]

Oct 4, 2023

Layoffs

Endless layoffs: Uber sacks 200 people from its recruitment team

A transportation conglomerate, Uber is laying off 200 employees from its recruitment division. The layoffs are due to cross-cutting measures. As per the reports of Reuters, Uber is sacking 35 percent of its workforce from the recruitment team. Earlier, the company laid off 150 jobs in its freight services division. The reductions affect less than […]

Jun 22, 2023

Layoffs

Alphabet fires Waymo employees; Citigroup Cuts Hundreds of Jobs

The year 2023 started on a Layoff note. Now, Google Parent Company Alphabet, Citigroup, and General Motors have announced fresh layoffs. 107,780 employees were sacked from various companies this year in January 2023. However, in February 2023 the number has reduced to 47,533 impacted employees. And in March to date, 2,070 employees have been sacked. Recently, in […]

Mar 3, 2023

Layoffs

Uber announces to sack of employees based on performance

Amid the layoffs wave, American mobility service provider company, Uber will sack employees on the ground of a ‘more rigorous approach’ to performance reviews. However, Uber is not using the term “layoff” to describe the recent terminations and has stated that it will fill the affected roles with new hires. The company said, “Uber job […]

Feb 23, 2023

Industry

Uber former employee booked for Rs 1 cr embezzlement

According to the reports of PTI, In a recent incident, American mobility service provider company, Uber‘s former employee has been booked for Rs 1 crore embezzlement. A complaint filed by the company for embezzlement The former employee has been found guilty of creating 388 fake driver profiles, 191 profiles were created using the same IP […]

Feb 3, 2023

Hiring

Uber is inviting applications for Internship, last date to apply Feb 3

American mobility service provider company, Uber is inviting applications for Product Design Intern roles. The Last date to apply for the internship program is 3rd February 2023. Commenting on the hiring process the company said, “At Uber, we’re reimagining the way the world moves for the better. That means being bold in our decisions and building […]

Feb 2, 2023

Industry

Uber asks employees to return to office twice a week

American mobility service provider company, Uber has asked its employees to come into the office twice a week. The company has announced Tuesdays and Thursdays as “anchor days”. On these particular days, all non-remote employees must work from the office globally. The policy will be effective from November 1. However, the company has added that employees […]

Oct 5, 2022

Industry

Uber to Cut Costs, Slow Down Hiring, CEO Tells Staff

Uber Technologies will slow down hiring and reduce expenditure on its marketing and incentive activities, according to a letter from Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi. According to the media reports, Khosrowshahi added in his letter that Uber’s food delivery and freight businesses need to grow faster. The reports also added Khosrowshahi saying, “The least efficient […]

May 10, 2022

Labour Law

Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response Uber, Zomato on plea for gig workers’ benefits

The Supreme Court Monday sought responses from the Centre and firms including Uber and Zomato on a plea of an organisation of transport workers serving app-based service providers seeking social security rights available for unorganised sector workers under the law. The plea by Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers (IFAT) has sought formulation of welfare schemes like health […]

Dec 13, 2021