In the last weeks of January 2023, technology companies such as Alphabet -the parent company of Google-, Microsoft and Vox Media have announced the massive layoff of 22,000 workers. These measures add to the job cuts earlier in the month at Amazon, Goldman Sachs and Salesforce and threaten to spread to other sectors, so the […]
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Paypal announces that it will lay off 2,000 employees worldwide
Cut affects 7% of the payroll of the technology giant. Decision depends on the difficult macroeconomic moment and a cost reduction plan. PayPalthe US digital payments giant, announced on Tuesday that it will lay off 2,000 of its employees worldwide, which is equivalent to a cut of 7% of your payroll. This as part of […]
Layoffs and debts overwhelm small businessmen in Arequipa
Testimonials. Several terminated contracts for part of their workers and are resorting to credit. Two entrepreneurs tell their hardships. For small and medium-sized entrepreneurs, getting their businesses afloat is a headache these days. The political and social crisis that has worsened since December affects them greatly. Ingrid Aliaga is a small businesswoman who provides surveying […]
A new wave of layoffs shakes the US media
CNN, Vox Media, the Washington Post… the boreal winter is marked by a new wave of layoffs in the US media, amid a bleak economic climate and a slump in advertising. “I am part of the group fired by @NBCInvestigates (NBC) (…) I will miss him, but I appreciate the time I spent here”, says […]
Microsoft: 10 thousand employees are laid off due to the company’s financial crisis
Although during the start of the pandemic, technology companies benefited from the amount of demand for equipment, services and others for remote work, today the scenario is different. Since last year, companies like Microsoft have been affected by financial problems within the company, forcing them to lay off staff, on a large scale. In this […]
Las Bambas workers fear layoffs
After the day before MMG Las Bambas announced that as of February 20 it could again paralyze its operations due to the blockade carried out by community members of Ccapacmarcathe workers’ union of the Chinese-owned company expressed its concern about the labor situation inside the mine. Union leader Erick Ramos explained that, during the first […]