European plane manufacturer Airbus recently announced that it is extending furlough programs for 5,300 of its employees in Spain and the UK in its latest attempt to cope with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. “This will be effective from 20th May till 30th September and affects all Airbus Operations SL employees in Spain (with…
Cloud-computing company Nutanix has reportedly confirmed furloughing a total of 1,465 employees in the United States, nearly 25% of the company workforce globally. According to a report by CRN, the company is reducing headcount due to “uncertain business conditions” stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking to the news website CRN, the company said that it…
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…
Since the lockdown was imposed for the containment of the novel coronavirus, the print and media industry is facing some heat on businesses. The printing of newspapers has now completely stopped and journalists are having a hard time moving to places for news coverage due to the travel bans imposed. The struggling business owners of…
The airline industry has long been in a soup due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. But things got even worse for the sector post the governments imposing nationwide lockdowns and travel-bans. It is being predicted that if the lockdown gets extended any further, several budget carriers will have to file for bankruptcy. In an attempt…
The coronavirus pandemic has proved to be a pain in the back of businesses, especially new-age startups. The pandemic followed by a nationwide lockdown has severely affected the businesses and operations of many organizations that are now finding it hard to tide over the unprecedented crisis. Companies have now resorted to tough cost-cutting measures in…
OpenSesame, the global elearning innovator, announced unlimited free access to online training for any employee working from home or furloughed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The offer includes elearning courses in multiple languages for developing customer service, sales, and other essential professional skills. “At OpenSesame, we believe elearning provides the most efficient path…
The novel coronavirus outbreak has put brakes on the global economy. The once highly interconnected world has now imposed travel bans and countries have gone into a lockdown. Businesses are closed and employees are now asked to work from home. But the remote working concept is only limited to certain kinds of jobs. The manufacturing…
Softbank-backed American online small business lender Kabbage is furloughing a “significant number” of its 500-strong US team. It is also completely closing down its office in Bangalore, and executive staff is taking a “considerable” pay cut, according to a report by TechCrunch. The company CEO Rob Frohwein has cited, “economic fallout of this virus has…