Why You’re Suddenly Being Asked to “Document Everything” at Work And What It Might Really MeanEmployees are often asked to document their work processes, a request that can signal upcoming organizational changes or restructuring. Thi...
09 Apr, 2026, 05.25 PM IST
Laid off three times, now with his entire team, employee shares hard lessons—gets advice on handling it next timeA designer's third layoff, which eliminated their entire two-person team, revealed poor handling and a lack of dignity. Despite a manager's...
14 Feb, 2026, 11.46 PM IST
CEO and 300 employees receive shocking 'termination' notice from HR: 'Your last working day is effective immediately'A company mistakenly sent termination emails to its CEO and around 300 employees due to an HR automation testing error. The emails, stating...
11 Nov, 2025, 04.45 PM IST
Tata Steel to close UK blast furnaces with loss of up to 2,800 jobsTata Steel plans to close its blast furnaces in Britain, resulting in up to 2,800 workers losing their jobs at its steelworks plant in Wale...
19 Jan, 2024, 05.57 PM IST
Google employees have five major demands amid layoffs; This is their open letter to CEO Sundar PichaiRecently, some Google employees addressed an open letter to CEO Sundar Pichai. In the letter, they have asked for a better course of action...
20 Mar, 2023, 01.41 PM IST
Mass firings at Twitter, Better.com show us the dark side of digital layoffsTwitter's approach resembles strategies adopted by a growing number of companies in recent years.
09 Nov, 2022, 06.07 PM IST
Twitter job cuts: what are digital layoffs and what do they mean for employees and companies?Musk's plans to restructure Twitter began with laying off top executives, before notifications were emailed to around half of the Twitter g...
09 Nov, 2022, 03.57 PM IST
Dr Reddy's inks exclusive sales pact with Novartis IndiaUnder the arrangement, Dr Reddy's will have exclusive rights to promote and distribute the well-established Voveran range, the Calcium rang...
11 Feb, 2022, 11.01 PM IST
Pilots say Qatar Airways monitors and muzzles staff onlineAdvocates say the carrier's attempts to silence employees and delete critical posts - be it in private or public forums - contravenes staff...
28 Jan, 2022, 10.01 AM IST
Only one fourth of oil major BP's 10,000 job cuts to be voluntary as company reinvents itselfThe oil major announced plans in June to lay off almost 15% its 70,000-strong workforce as part of Chief Executive Bernard Looney's plan to...
16 Oct, 2020, 05.04 PM IST
Rishi Sunak extends UK's COVID-19 job saving scheme to OctoberUK Chancellor Rishi Sunak had pledged that there would be no "cliff-edge" cut-off of the scheme, which is aimed at preventing an estimated ...
12 May, 2020, 06.34 PM IST
Cognizant relieving 6,000 Indians to hire in US? Techies up in armsA bunch from the workforce in Chennai is preparing for conciliation proceedings with the state labour department in what they claim is a fi...
08 May, 2017, 09.58 AM IST
Startups renew talent strategy - hiring smart workers & letting go redundant onesThe scenario for startups has changed from even a year ago, with some having shut operations and some having laid off employees.
10 Jan, 2017, 12.51 AM IST
In one of India's biggest-ever layoffs, L&T sheds 14,000 employees from its workforceThe $16-billion diversified conglomerate said on Tuesday that the step was an attempt to “right size” its strength in the face of business ...
23 Nov, 2016, 09.45 AM IST
Infosys reverses the pyramid, sets the stage for broader delayeringInfosys is working on a pilot with 10,000 people where it has broken down its five-layer organizational structure into a two-tiered one.
23 Feb, 2016, 10.48 AM IST
- Outplacement: Smoother way for layoffs
In view of a possible economic slowdown, companies are realising that right-sizing is on the cards and are resorting to outplacement.
31 Oct, 2011, 05.20 AM IST
- UK legal firm L&G staffs rail against TCS
Over 100 workers of L&G are up in arms against the TCS management alleging that the company is replacing them with Indian professionals at ...
04 Mar, 2009, 03.07 PM IST