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Incentivized exits | Will more employers run voluntary retirement programs à la Microsoft?
Around 7% of Microsoft's US workforce has been offered an exit, as employers across...
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Integration issues | Looming Paramount-Warner merger raises inevitable workforce questions
Hollywood's latest consolidation is already raising concerns about layoffs, culture...
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In or out? | Google offers voluntary exits in business division as AI adoption intensifies
Google's business chief advised staff who are not 'enjoying the pace' or are 'ready...
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Federal reshuffle | State Dept HR leader moves on after sweeping workforce cuts
The State Department's HR leader who oversaw 1,350 job cuts is shifting to a new...
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'Cost transformation' | New Verizon CEO to axe 15,000 jobs in operational overhaul
New Verizon boss Dan Schulman launches a major restructuring focused on cost reduction...
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'Rebalance' | IBM latest tech giant to cut thousands of roles amid AI shift
IBM is set to cut thousands of jobs as it prioritizes higher-margin software tied...
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'About your role' | 14,000 Amazon layoffs finally delivered - some by text message
Amazon informed some employees they were being laid off by text message, as part...
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'Overlapping work' | Target cuts 1,800 head office jobs to remove organizational 'complexity'
Target will eliminate 1,800 corporate roles as part of a restructuring plan led by...
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2,000 jobs | Paramount Skydance to slash huge number of US roles after merger
Paramount Skydance will cut around 2,000 jobs as new leadership moves to reduce $2...
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15% axed | Amazon plans sweeping HR job cuts as AI investment grows
HR cuts loom as Andy Jassy leans on AI to boost efficiency and reduce...
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Blown away | Wind farm operator Orsted cutting 2000 jobs after Trump nixes projects
Wind energy firm Orsted will cut 25% of its workforce by 2027 as it scales back US...
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'Open up or else' | Trump prepares federal layoffs as shutdown stalemate continues
The White House has warned of large-scale federal layoffs as the partial government...
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Oil pressure | ExxonMobil confirms 2,000 worldwide job losses; US spared for now
ExxonMobil will cut 2,000 roles, as part of a long-term restructuring drive, but...
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'Imminent' | Trump eyes more layoffs as shutdown hits federal workers
The unfolding Government shutdown has seenTrump warn of layoffs and budget cuts,...
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Trump initiative | Government shutdown likely as 100,000 federal workers set for mass resignation
More than 100,000 federal employees are set to resign Tuesday under Trump's deferred...
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'Act of self-harm' | United Nations facing job cuts after US funding pullback
The UN faces sweeping job losses and budget cuts after US funding reductions, sparking...
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1,000 jobs | Kroger axes corporate roles in latest overhaul
Kroger is eliminating nearly 1,000 corporate positions, focusing its restructuring...
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'Quite successful' | Google trims managers as voluntary exit program grows
Google has fired 35% of its managers while employees opt into voluntary exits.
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'Enigma of success' | Microsoft cuts 15,000 jobs despite AI-led profits boom
Microsoft has laid off over 15,000 workers in 2025, even as profits and AI investment...
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'Surgical' | Intel slashing workforce by 22% to cut costs and reshape strategy
Intel will reduce its workforce by 22% by year-end as CEO Lip Bu Tan pushes cost...
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