MyGate, a Bengaluru-based smart mobile app that simplifies check-ins everywhere, said that it is looking to hire about 300 people over the next few months for various roles, that include technology, business development and sales, according to the PTI report. The Tiger Global-backed startup helps gated communities manage their security and operations by digitising and…
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Domino’s to hire 20,000 workers in the United States
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•Pizza maker Domino’s Pizza Inc recently announced that the company’s flagship stores and its franchisees would hire about 20,000 people to fulfil the increasing demand. According to a Reuters report, the pizza maker said it would hire people in various roles including delivery experts and chefs in the United States. The recent development at the…
Mondayjoining.com to accelerate employment in India amid pandemic
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•Markivis, a Marketing Consulting Agency which offers services across Employer Branding & Marketing to B2B companies, announced the launch of MondayJoining.com, a recruitment portal to facilitate people who have lost their jobs during the Covid-19 pandemic. The portal intends to connect people who are out of jobs or available to join within 14 days to…
Uber to hire 140 engineers in India as part of tech, product expansion
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•Uber announced that it will recruit 140 more engineers for its tech teams in Bangalore and Hyderabad to build cutting-edge products in areas such as rider and driver growth, delivery, marketplace, customer service, digital payments, risk and compliance, safety, and finance technology. “These expansion plans are in line with our vision to make mobility and…
Swiggy lays off an additional 350 employees in ‘final alignment’ exercise
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•Just months after it laid off 1100 employees across various markets in May, food tech unicorn Swiggy recently announced that it has decided to let go of another 350 employees, in what is being termed as the second wave of layoffs at the company. According to the foodtech giant, the industry has recovered only to…
Software company Amdocs to lay off hundreds of employees
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•Israeli software giant Amdocs is reportedly laying off about 1,000 employees in Israel and globally due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. According to a report by news website Calcalist, with $691mn of Amdocs’s $1bn quarterly income coming from U.S. clients and the uncertainty surrounding the financial recovery in the world’s largest economy due…
Accenture to layoff about 900 employees in the UK due to coronavirus impact: Report
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•Ireland-based multinational professional services company, Accenture will reportedly cut upto 900 jobs in the United Kingdom. According to a Guardian report, the consultancy firm is set to lay off about 900 employees in the UK to reduce costs as the coronavirus pandemic lowers demand for its services. The company employs 11,000 people in offices across…
Coronavirus Impact: EasyJet looking to cut jobs and close three airport hubs
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•British low cost airline easyJet recently said that it is considering closing down three of its airport bases because of the impact on the travel industry due to the coronavirus. The budget carrier said in a statement that it could close bases at London Stansted, London Southend and Newcastle airports as part of wider cost…
Amazon to hire 20,000 temporary staff in India
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•Jeff Bezons-led e-commerce giant Amazon recently announced that it is hiring close to 20,000 ‘seasonal’ or temporary employees in India in its customer service (CS) department to help customers globally with a seamless online shopping experience. The company in a statement said that the new positions are being added to meet the anticipated demand in…
Coronavirus Impact: Macy’s to cut 3,900 jobs to conserve cash
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•US-based department store chain, Macy’s recently said that it will lay off about 3,900 employees in an attempt to save cash due to the weak demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The reported job cuts are likely to be from corporate and management positions. The company currently has a strong workforce of about 123,000 employees.…
GoDaddy to lay off 814 employees, close Austin offices due to COVID-19 impact
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•Internet domain registrar and web hosting company GoDaddy recently announced a restructuring exercise due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The said restructuring plan is expected to affect about 12% of the company’s total workforce or more than 800 employees. The company said that the employees will either be let go or be moved…
Coronavirus Impact: Gojek lays off 430 employees
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•Indonesia-based tech startup Gojek recently announced that it is laying off about 9% of its total workforce amid the coronavirus pandemic. The recent downsizing exercise at the company is expected to affect about 430 employees. In an official statement, the company said that the layoffs are part of a “long-term response to the Covid-19 pandemic”…
Nokia to lay off 1,200 employees at Alcatel-Lucent
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•Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia is reportedly planning to lay off about 1,233 jobs at its French subsidiary Alcatel-Lucent International. The move is expected to affect a third of the company’s workforce. The recent announcement from the 5G equipment maker comes in the wake of Europe’s transitioning to the 5G networks for mobile internet. The…
Airbus extends furloughs in UK, Spain to tackle coronavirus impact
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•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…
BP to hire 2,000 people in India for its global business service center in Pune
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•Just weeks after announcing massive job cuts across the global, British Petroleum has said that it will hire about 2,000 employees for its upcoming global business service center in Pune. Earlier the company had said that it will lay off 10,000 employees from its global workforce. Announcing the development, the oil giant said that the…