The phase of retrenchments that started from November last year continues in the new year as well. Lakhs of people have lost their jobs in 29 days of January itself. Here we are going to tell about those Indian companies which have fired people on a large scale.
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Twitter, Google, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft are the multinational tech companies that have laid off a large number of people. This process, which started from November last year, is continuing in the new year as well. Indian companies are also not lagging behind in this matter, if we look at the figures of January itself. Many Indian companies have fired thousands of people in just 29 days.
Even among tech companies, the worst condition is that of the startup segment. Startup companies in India have been facing difficulties in raising funds for some time now. Along with this, his new earnings have also been adversely affected. In just 29 days of 2023, these Indian companies have fired thousands of people from their jobs…
today’s big news
- operating in the car servicing segment GoMechanic Has announced to remove 70 percent of its employees from the job. Amit Bhasin, one of the founders of the company, has admitted that the company is facing financial difficulties and hence is laying off 70 percent of its employees. Not only this, the company is also going to get its audit done.
- similarly dealshare The e-commerce company named has fired about 100 employees. This is equal to about 6 percent of its 1500 employees.
- Social media company named MohallaTech ShareChat Like operates the short video app. This company has set a target of reducing the number of its employees by 20 percent. In this way, more than 500 people have lost their jobs from the company.
- Online Food & Grocery Delivery Company Swiggy Also going to lay off 380 employees. Company’s CEO Shriharsh Majeti has also given information about this by sending a mail to the employees.
- Reliance Retail’s investment Dunzo Has also fired 3 percent of its employees. The company operates in the quick delivery segment of grocery.
- ride service company Ola Has also fired 130 to 200 employees recently. The company also works in the electric vehicle manufacturing sector. Earlier in September last year, the company had fired 200 engineers.
- online payment service providers cash free Has immediately laid off 100 of its employees. The company has taken this decision to reduce the cost.
- One of the most valuable startups in the country Byju’s Has also fired a large number of people from the job in the new year. The company says that it will cut 5 percent of its workforce of 50,000 employees. While in 2022 the company will hire 600 people for Toppr and WhiteHat Jr. Like removed from startup.
- Another company in Edutech sector Vedantu Has fired 385 people this year. Earlier, between May and July last year, the company had fired more than 700 people.
- Another company in the same segment Unacademy Has also laid off 350 people in just 29 days of 2023. While earlier the company has shown the way out to more than 1,000 employees.
- Name of another company that fired people in January FrontRow Is. It has discharged about 75 percent of its total workforce i.e. 130 people.
Apart from this, many other companies have fired a small number of their employees.
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