Ride-hailing giant Uber recently announced that it is laying off 600 employees or 25% of its workforce in India as the company struggles to get business on track during the coronavirus pandemic. The recent layoffs from its India workforce are a part of Uber’s global downsizing exercise which will affect about 6,700 employees globally. India…
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Uber to lay off 3,000 additional employees and trim down investment
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•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…
Uber’s Careem cuts 31% of its workforce amid coronavirus
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•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
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•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…