Tag: Coronavirus impact

Hilton to lay off 2,100 corporate jobs globally, extends furloughs

Luxury hotel chain Hilton Worldwide recently said that it would reduce its corporate workforce by 22% due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the hospitality industry. The move is expected to impact about 2,100 employees globally. The hospitality industry has been amongst the worst affected due to the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdowns.…

Coronavirus Impact: Paisabazaar lays off 1,500 employees to reduce costs

PaisaBazaar, the digital lending arm of PolicyBazaar recently said that it has laid off about 1,500 employees to bring down operational costs as the company’s business struggles due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to a Mint report, the layoffs constitute about half of the company’s workforce and are predominantly from roles involving operations and business…

Coronavirus Impact: IceWarp’s India CEO takes 100% pay cut

The novel coronavirus outbreak has pushed the entire world to witness a pandemic, circulating waves of panic across the globe. Due to uncertainty in business owing to the current scenario, businesses are slowing down bringing the growth of the economy to a halt. There has been a sudden slow-down of the economic activities at an…

Coronavirus Impact: MakeMyTrip lays off 350 employees as travel industry braces for impact

The travel industry has been in a soup since the coronavirus outbreak. With governments imposing lockdowns and travel restrictions, the industry is getting severe blows from all sides. While experts have predicted that major organizations will survive the crisis, startups were looking at a dead-end. Several travel-related startups have laid off significant numbers of employees…

VMware freezes employee salary, CEO gets pay cut

Palo Alto, Calif.-based VMware has recently confirmed that it has taken several cost-cutting measures affecting its workforce amid the coronavirus pandemic. According to an internal memo, the company said it is conducting a company-wide employee salary freeze as well as temporary salary reductions for top executives, including CEO Pat Gelsinger, due to the uncertainty of…

OYO to offload more loss-making hotels amid pandemic

The hospitality sector is one of the most affected by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. With travel of any kind coming to a halt and governments imposing lockdowns, companies in the sector are bracing for severe impact. Recently, there has been multiple reports about layoffs and furloughs in the industry by the companies to save cost.…

How coronavirus is impacting the Indian job scenario

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has crippled the world economy to the extent that many are estimating that this could spark a recession worse than the 2008 financial crisis. Many sectors of the economy like travel and airlines have come to a total standstill with the travel restrictions imposed by various governments globally. In an attempt…

Mumbai Police asks cops over 55 years to stay at home

After three Mumbai Police personnel above 50 years of age died due to contracting the SARS-CoV-2 virus, Mumbai Police has asked their personnel aged 55 years and above to go on leave. The SARS-CoV-2 virus is responsible for causing the COVID-19 disease. So far the virus has infected about 107 police personnel, including 20 officers…

How coronavirus will change workplaces post lockdown

The coronavirus pandemic has impacted normal worklife severely. The global economy came to a halt because of the pandemic and now every business and economist is waiting for it to be over as soon as possible. The decision of imposing nationwide lockdown by the government has now started to take a toll on the GDP.…

Furlough vs Layoff, the big difference

The coronavirus pandemic isn’t only affecting people’s health and safety. It is also impacting people’s livelihoods as the virus hits the economy. The pandemic has brought the global economy to a halt. With restrictions on movement, nationwide lockdowns, and closure of businesses, the flow of money has become really slow. The virus has not only…