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Google let go staff from Alphabet’s X Lab
Google let go staff from Alphabet's X Lab
Amazon’s French subsidiary was fined €32 million for ‘excessively intrusive’ staff surveillance
Amazon's French subsidiary was fined €32 million for 'excessively intrusive' staff surveillance.
Vroom shuts down e-commerce activities and cuts 90% of its workers
Vroom shuts down e-commerce activities and cuts 90% of its workers
eBay joins industry layoffs and slashes 1,000 staff despite profits
eBay joins industry layoffs and slashes 1,000 staff despite profits
Wayfair seeks to strengthen the organisational model and layoffs 13% of its workforce
Wayfair seeks to strengthen the organisational model and layoffs 13% of its workforce
Tech Mahindra adds 6,464 people in the third quarter
Tech Mahindra adds 6,464 people in the third quarter
TikTok cuts expenditures, roles in sales, and advertising.
As part of a reorganisation exercise, Chinese short-video making app TikTok has decided to reduce the size of its sales and advertising teams. This move is aimed at cutting costs and is expected to affect at least 60 employees in New York, Austin, Los Angeles and some locations outside of the US. While the exact number of impacted employees has not been disclosed, some media reports estimate it to be around 100. A townhall meeting has been scheduled for 23 January to discuss this further. TikTok’s US workforce consists of about 7,000 employees, while its parent company, ByteDance, has over 150,000 employees worldwide. In October 2023, TikTok had made headlines when it was reported that the company had asked its managers to give lower ratings to employees during performance reviews. T...
Google receives criticism after 15,000 employees are laid off
Google receives criticism after 15,000 employees are laid off
Brex to restructure lays off 20% of employees.
Brex to restructure lays off 20% of employees
Cult.fit cuts its employment to decrease costs.
Cult.fit cuts its employment to decrease costs.
Amazon is cutting 5% of jobs in the ‘Buy with Prime’ vertical
Amazon is cutting 5% of jobs in the 'Buy with Prime' vertical
SAP is making significant employment layoffs as it plans for strategic growth
SAP is making significant employment layoffs as it plans for strategic growth