Meta likely to reduce headcount for the first time amid wider cost cuts
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed broad plans to restructure teams and trim headcount signaling the end of a period of rapid progress at the social media giant.
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Siemens Gamesa will cut 2,900 employees around the world to bring back profitability
Wind turbine producer Siemens Gamesa is planning to let go of 2,900 positions, mainly in Europe, as it strives to return back to profitability.
Thameslink launches recruitment drive for female train drivers with £63,000 salary
A train company is attempting to address the railway’s lack of diversity by hiring female drivers.
Currys increases staff pay to help with cost-of-living crisis
Inflationary pressures and chronic staff shortages have compelled Currys to become the latest major retailer to raise wages on a regular basis.
Threat of ‘thousands’ of redundancies looms at British Steel
The owners of British Steel in Scunthorpe have asked the government for an immediate package of financial assistance.
Lyft to freeze hiring for a year due to economic uncertainty
Lyft announced a US hiring freeze for at least the next year, blaming economic uncertainty that’s shaken the ride-hailing giant’s stock price.
General Motors CEO Mary Barra revises return-to-office plan after pushback from staff
General Motors CEO Mary Barra apologized to salaried employees yesterday for the timing of a memo sent late Friday afternoon.
BP cuts jobs at Ohio refinery damaged by an explosion where two brothers died
BP slashed the majority of the contractors at its 160,000 barrel-per-day Toledo, Ohio, refinery, which it co-owns with Cenovus Energy.
Albuquerque Starbucks staff vote to become the first in New Mexico to unionize
Starbucks store in Albuquerque, New Mexico will become the coffeehouse’s first-ever unionized outlet in the state.
UK tech firm BJSS Inc to open Columbus office with 50 new jobs
A British IT and management consulting firm has chosen metropolitan Columbus as the location for its first Midwest office, citing Central Ohio’s tech talent pool as a factor.
Nearly 400 job cuts announced at BBC World Service
As part of the BBC World Service’s transition to a digital-led service, 382 jobs will be lost.
Walmart will cover expensive fertility treatments for its US workers
Walmart is collaborating with a fertility startup to provide benefits under its insurance plan that will help its employees expand their families.
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