Ebay slashes 6% of workforce as ecommerce firm realigns operationsThe layoffs follow eBay's $1.2 billion acquisition ofDepop, announced last week, as the firm doubles down onsecondhand fashion and Gen Z‑fo...
27 Feb, 2026, 08.02 AM IST
Amazon layoffs: At least 500 employees in India will be hit, say sourcesThese job cuts, which are likely to increase in the coming days, are a part of the larger worldwide retrenchment of around 16,000 employees...
29 Jan, 2026, 02.48 PM IST
Layoffs at big internet firms keep staffers at startups on the edgeThe new year has begun on a sombre note for people working in large and well-capitalised startups as companies like Swiggy, Flipkart, and P...
01 Feb, 2024, 06.01 AM IST
2023 Year in review: how layoffs hit technology and startup workersWith the year drawing to a close, ETtech looks at startups and tech companies— global and domestic—which laid off employees to cut costs am...
29 Dec, 2023, 05.16 PM IST
28,000 and counting: That’s the 2023 layoff data from startup landStartups have been the worst hit this year since the highs of aggressive hiring from 2021, data from Longhouse Consulting shared exclusivel...
19 Dec, 2023, 05.14 PM IST
Navigating the layoff season: 5 tips for freshers on the job huntDespite layoffs in Indian startups, reports have revealed an increased intent to hire freshers, with growing opportunities in e-commerce, t...
31 Oct, 2023, 02.27 PM IST
Startups, e-commerce companies may give fresh faces a miss this yearStartups and ecommerce companies in India are expected to reduce their campus hiring for the Class of 2024 due to a lack of visibility caus...
17 Sep, 2023, 08.22 AM IST
Startup hiring from campuses to hit the slow lane this yearCampus hiring by startups in 2023 (from Class of 2024) will see a near 35% decline, according to a survey commissioned by ET to Ciel HR Ser...
16 Sep, 2023, 06.01 AM IST
Layoffs 2023: Tech companies which laid off most number of employeesETtech takes a look at the top 10 tech companies that have slashed the most number of jobs.
11 Jul, 2023, 12.40 PM IST
Shopify to lay off 20% of its workforce, beats quarterly revenue estimatesThe company posted revenue of $1.51 billion in the quarter ended March 31, compared with analysts' estimate of $1.43 billion, according to ...
04 May, 2023, 05.24 PM IST
Job cuts in India just a small fraction of global layoffs: Recruitment firmsThese layoffs (globally) are predominantly in tech services, products firms and funded startups, and even at some consulting, ecommerce and...
21 Apr, 2023, 07.14 AM IST
Slump hurts, startups go slow on hiring for mid, senior rolesAnshuman Das, cofounder and chief executive officer of staffing firm Longhouse Consulting, said there was a 50%-60% dip in hiring of senior...
04 Apr, 2023, 09.45 AM IST
Tata to infuse $2 billion into super-app Neu; tech firms slashed over 1.5 lakh jobs this yearTata Group is planning to infuse another $2 billion into its super app venture Tata Neu, news agency Bloomberg reported, citing people fami...
23 Mar, 2023, 08.07 PM IST
Startups fired 6,000 in October-December 2022, 4,000 in January 2023 aloneWith investors tightening their purse strings because of the volatility in the global economy, many unicorns and startups such as Byju’s, S...
08 Feb, 2023, 08.15 AM IST
PayPal to lay off 7% of its workforce, fire 2,000 employeesPayPal's move to cut staff - a move to reduce costs- comes against the backdrop of decades-high inflation hitting the purchasing power of c...
01 Feb, 2023, 10.56 AM IST
Recession fears: Tech companies laying off 1,600 workers per day in 2023, and it's increasingThe year 2023 has not been good for tech workers globally as 91 companies have laid off more than 24,000 tech employees in the first 15 day...
17 Jan, 2023, 05.35 PM IST
ETtech layoff tracker: job cuts continue as thousands fired in first week of 2023Big tech firms such as Meta, Twitter, Amazon, Alphabet, and Microsoft announced en masse layoffs last year citing 'global uncertainty, dwin...
06 Jan, 2023, 07.12 PM IST