Tag: layoffs

Q&A-based startup Quora announces layoffs

Decade-old question and answer based startup Quora, has recently announced that it will be laying off staff from its Bay Area and New York offices. The announcement was made by the company CEO on the website. In the statement, Chief Executive Officer Adam D’Angelo wrote that the layoffs and “organizational changes” were being pursued in…

HSBC to cut 35,000 jobs after missing pre-tax profit expectations

HSBC (The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation) Holdings Plc recently announced that the bank will witness a major overhaul that would reduce the number of staff to 200,000 from 235,000 over the next three years.  The announcement comes after the bank reported that it has missed the pre-tax profit expectations after the bank took a…

Vikram Solar lays off 320 employees at West Bengal factory

Leading solar rooftop solutions provider Vikram Solar has reportedly decided to lay off 320 employees from one of its manufacturing facilities at Falta in the state of West Bengal. The recent layoffs come just ten days after industry veteran Saibaba Vutukuri took charge as the Chief Executive Officer.  Through the means of a media statement,…