Employees
- Middle East
UAE: Assaulting employees could get you jailed and a Dh 1L fine
Abu Dhabi: The authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday announced a fine of Dirhams 100,000 (Rs 22,04,575) for assaulting employees. The Public Prosecution Office in the UAE has announced…
- Technology
2,300 active & working employees now at Twitter, clarifies Musk
San Francisco: After a report claimed that Twitter is down to 1,300 full-time active employees from more than 7,500 last year, its CEO Elon Musk on Saturday refuted the report, saying the…
- Technology
Google’s parent company Alphabet to lay off 12K employees
San Francisco: Joining the Big Tech league of Amazon, Meta and Microsoft, Google’s parent company Alphabet is now laying off 12,000 employees, or about 6 per cent of its workforce, globally, the…
- India
Swiggy lays off 380 employees as food delivery growth slows
New Delhi: Online food delivery platform Swiggy on Friday confirmed that the company is laying off 380 employees as food delivery growth slows. “The growth rate for food delivery has slowed down…
- India
Sophos to lay off 450 employees globally, including in India
New Delhi: Cyber-security company Sophos is laying off about 450 people globally including in India which is 10 percent of its workforce to achieve “the optimal balance of growth and profitability”. TechCrunch…
- World
Microsoft to lay off thousands of employees today: Report
Washington: Microsoft is set to lay off thousands of employees today. Citing Sky News, Reuters reported that thousands of roles would be cut, with the software giant looking to cut around 5…
- World
Goldman Sachs lays off 3,000 staff after calling them for ‘7.30 a.m. business meetings’
Delhi: Global investment firm Goldman Sachs sacked more than 3,000 employees in disguise of business meetings as early as 7.30 a.m. and the meetings with senior managers were put on Google calendar…
- Business
Over 1,600 tech employees being fired a day on average in Jan
New Delhi: More than 1,600 tech employees are being laid off per day on average in 2023 globally including in India, and the sacking episodes have gained speed amid the global economic…
- India
6,000 temporary employees to be regularised: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday said 6,000 temporary employees would be regularised soon in the state. Our government is continuously taking pro-people decisions. Another such decision has been taken…
- World
Twitter grants ‘severance agreements’ to ex-employees
Twitter has finally given severance agreements on Saturday, to ex-workers who exited their service in November. The severance agreement covers a notice period to the end of next year to avoid disputes…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Protesting Metro employees rejoin work
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad metro rail employees have called off their two-day-long protest, held mainly for salary hikes on Thursday. They returned to their duties after being warned by the management officials to…
- Business
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy confirms to lay off 18,000 employees
San Francisco: Amazon on Thursday confirmed it is laying off around 18,000 employees and several teams will be impacted, especially Amazon Stores along with People, Experience and Technology (PXT) organisations. The Amazon…
- Telangana
Grand Health Challenge: 46K TSRTC personnel examined in Nov
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation’s (TSRTC) ‘Grand Health Challenge’ sought a medical examination of its 46,340 employees in November 2022. The remarkable challenge saw the medical examinations conducted in 100…
- Business
Indian SaaS firm Freshworks lays off 90 employees
New Delhi: Indian software-as-a-service (SaaS) company Freshworks has laid off nearly 90 employees, or 2 per cent of its total workforce, citing rough global conditions behind the move. The company’s Founder and…