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…
SG Analytics, a leading research and analytics company, has announced aggressive hiring plans amidst the COVID 19 pandemic. The company will be going on a hiring spree to increase its manpower by over 20%. In the current times, when the economy is going through a slowdown, the company’s hiring plans come as a relief for…
Ride-hailing giant Uber recently said that it has decided to lay off 3,000 more employees as coronavirus-led restrictions has reduced the demand for ride-hailing services. These job cuts are in addition to the 3,700 Uber had announced earlier this month. The employees were informed about the decision by Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi in an…
Just days after Zomato announced its decision to lay off employees, food delivery unicorn Swiggy also said that it is laying off 1,100 employees across functions over the next few days. In a blog written by Sriharsha Majety, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, the company said, it will be laying off 1,100 employees across grades…
In times when companies are laying off employees and reducing salaries, Asian Paints has said that it will go ahead with annual increments. In an attempt to boost employee morale and strengthen the bond with its employees, the company has decided to not lay off any employees and give them their annual salary raise. Citing…
American financial services firm Goldman Sachs recently said that it will honour all the jobs and internship offers made to 1,460 Indian graduates and students amid coronavirus pandemic. According to a Reuters report, the US-based bank has said that it will honour all the 1,460 offers, which is equivalent to quarter of its workforce in…
Indian food delivery unicorn Zomato recently announced that it is set to lay off about 13% of its workforce due to the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on business. The job cuts and temporary pay cuts for employees were announced by the company founder and Chief Executive Officer Deepinder Goyal through a blog published on the company…
Razorpay, the leading full stack financial solutions company, announced that they will continue to hire for critical roles across Product and Engineering teams. The company said that it is hiring for over 50 critical positions across functions like Backend, Frontend, Data Sciences and Product Management to meet the increasing demand and enable seamless online transactions…
India’s largest airline in by market share, IndiGo recently announced that it is now proceeding ahead with salary deductions for employees from May onwards. The company Chief Executive Officer, Ronojoy Dutta also said that the carrier is implementing a “limited, graded leave without pay program” for the months of May, June, and July. The airlines…
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…
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…
Ride-hailing giant Uber Technologies recently announced that it has decided to lay off 3,700 employees or 14% of its workforce due to the impact of the pandemic on the company’s business. According to the US SEC filing made by the company on May 2, the company is all set to execute a plan put in…
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…
US-based hospitality firm Airbnb Inc recently announced that it has decided to lay off about 25% of its workforce, nearly 1,900 employees due to the impact of coronavirus pandemic on travel industry. Announcing the decision, company Founder Brian Chesky in a memo said that the company’s business has been hit hard as the pandemic has…
As the nationwide lockdowns continue, gym and fitness centers across the country remain closed piling up losses for the company that operates them or owns them. In an attempt to tide over the coronavirus crisis, health and fitness startup Cure.fit recently announced that it has decided to lay off trainers and downsize operations in several…