Microsoft shares up nearly 16% in one month ahead of 3% workforce reductionMicrosoft's shares have surged by nearly 16% following the announcement of a 3% workforce reduction, impacting over 6,000 employees globall...
14 May, 2025, 04.58 PM IST
Microsoft to lay off thousands to streamline management: ReportA company spokesperson told CNBC that the fresh layoffs, meant "to reduce layers of management", will affect 3% of its workforce. Microsoft...
14 May, 2025, 10.19 AM IST
Microsoft not to rehire ousted employees for two years, considers departures ‘good attrition’Microsoft has introduced a two-year rehire ban for staff let go over performance issues, labelling such exits as “good attrition.” The poli...
07 May, 2025, 12.00 PM IST
Microsoft's ultimatum for underperforming employees: 16 weeks' pay or PIPAs per the plan, employees labelled as low performers will get the option to voluntarily resign and receive 16 weeks of pay. But they must ...
26 Apr, 2025, 10.28 AM IST
Microsoft's big deadline for employees: 'Leave office within five days or...'Microsoft is implementing a new performance strategy. The tech giant is offering underperforming employees a severance package of 16 weeks'...
24 Apr, 2025, 04.18 PM IST
Meta Layoffs: 'Have a really, really difficult time...', says employee as Facebook parent firm starts firing thousands of workersMeta layoffs: Facebook parent firm Meta has announced layoffs based on performance of its employees. Mark Zuckerberg's company is starting ...
11 Feb, 2025, 08.53 PM IST
Appraisals for software engineers: Microsoft and Amazon are using performance reviews to decide who gets sackedRenowned tech giants Microsoft and Amazon are getting all geared up to have their yet another new round of layoffs based the performance re...
31 Jan, 2025, 01.48 AM IST
Are you a high-performing employee? Here's why your job is not safe and you may be sackedHigh-performing employees are not immune to layoffs as businesses assess financial health and strategic shifts.
18 Jan, 2025, 09.46 PM IST
Why has Mark Zuckerberg decided to lay off 3,600 employees? Meta following Microsoft footsteps: Explained in 10 pointsMeta layoffs: Facebook parent company Meta has announced another round of layoffs. Mark Zuckerberg is planning to fire 3,600 employees. Thi...
15 Jan, 2025, 06.39 PM IST
Microsoft, The Washington Post, BlackRock: Full list of major US companies laying off staff in the new yearWhile the US economy recovers from the shock of the coronavirus pandemic, experts have warned that not everyone will have job security in 2...
10 Jan, 2025, 05.01 PM IST
It's just been 9 days in 2025, and thousands have already lost their jobs in the U.S.; from technology to media, here are the top companies sacking peopleJob cuts continue to be on a rise during the beginning of the year 2025 as well as latest reports suggest that major companies like Microso...
10 Jan, 2025, 02.29 AM IST
Why Microsoft layoffs across Satya Nadella-led company won't bring a change in total headcountMicrosoft Layoffs: Microsoft is preparing to fire more employees. The company has confirmed that this move will primarily target underperfo...
09 Jan, 2025, 07.43 PM IST
Microsoft announces job cuts, plans to axe 1% of underperforming workforce in 2025: ReportMicrosoft has announced new performance-based layoffs affecting less than 1% of its global workforce of 228,000 employees. The company’s fo...
09 Jan, 2025, 08.06 AM IST
Google plans to layoff 10,000 employees after performance review: reportGoogle could soon layoff 6% of its workforce, accounting to about 10,000 people, according to a report by The Information.
23 Nov, 2022, 04.27 PM IST
Google may soon opt for layoffs as it introduces new performance management system: ReportThe new performance management system, once implemented early next year, could make way for human resource managers to push thousands of un...
23 Nov, 2022, 08.56 AM IST
After Infosys,now PricewaterhouseCoopers also shun bell curve for appraisalThe decision follows repeated anguish expressed by employees over bell curve system during feedback. At PwC, India is first in whole of Asi...
13 Feb, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
Companies avoid appraising staff against peersMicrosoft has done away with stack ranking and so has Adobe, even though most organizations still continue to follow the traditional method...
20 Mar, 2014, 11.32 AM IST