Tag: covid 19 layoffs

Livspace lays off 450 employees as coronavirus impacts business

IKEA-backed home design and decor startup Livspace has recently laid off 15% of its workforce as coronavirus turmoil impacts the company’s business. The company has also cut its expense by 25-30% in order to save itself from further losses. The recent development comes just a month after the company said that it had not resorted…

Uber’s Careem cuts 31% of its workforce amid coronavirus

Ride-hailing giant Uber has been witnessing a series of layoffs across departments of the company due to the coronavirus impact on the business. Recently, the company had announced that it is laying off 3,700 employees globally to save costs.  Following the footsteps of its parent company, Uber’s subsidiary in Middle East Careem has now announced…

Uber India expected to lay off some employees

Ride hailing platform Uber is reportedly planning to lay off around 500-700 employees from its India unit as the company struggles to operate in the country. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, New Delhi has imposed a nationwide lockdown since March owing to which movement of people has come to a standstill. Taxi and transportation services…

Udaan layoffs: Company fires contractual staffers without notice

Udaan, a Bangalore based B2B ecommerce platform has fired thousands of its contractual staffers this week. Based on employee reports, the communication related to their terminations landed in their emails starting 23rd April through 24th April. The layoffs have impacted employees in sales, credit, collection team, and the delivery team. As of now there are…