HIRING, LAYOFFS AND
THE LABOUR MARKET.

Porsche layoffs: 4,100 more positions at risk on top of 9,000 already planned

Volkswagen's restructuring could lead to job cuts at Porsche, with over 4,000 positions at risk. This follows a prior announcement of 5,000 layoffs.

Trump's New H-1B Order: How Will Indians Be Impacted By Tighter Scrutiny?

Trump extends H-1B entry restriction while ordering closer scrutiny of employers that have laid off US workers.

Festive Season Likely To Create 2-2.5 Lakh Jobs Between July And December: Report

As the country enters the festive season, businesses across e-commerce, quick commerce, retail, logistics, hospitality, travel and consumer services are preparing for one of the year's most concentrated periods of demand.

अमेरिका में नौकरी का सपना होगा महंगा? ट्रंप ने H-1B वीजा की फीस पर लिया बड़ा फैसला

अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति डोनाल्ड ट्रंप ने H-1B वीजा पर विदेशी कर्मचारियों की भर्ती के लिए लगने वाली 1 लाख डॉलर की फीस एक साल और बढ़ा दी है। भारतीय आईटी प्रोफेशनल्स के लिए अहम इस फैसले के साथ वीजा आवेदनों की जांच भी सख्त होगी। जानिए किस पर लागू होगी यह फीस।

H-1B visa: Trump admin extends $100,000 employer fee till Sept 2027, tightens job-replacement rules

The administration claimed the initial 2025 fee order successfully reduced H-1B registrations from major IT outsourcing firms by 92% and cut consular processing requests by nearly 97%.

Trump renews $1,00,000 fee on H-1B visas, tightens scrutiny

The order sets a 30-day deadline for the Secretary of Labour, acting through the Wage and Hour Division, to begin reviewing data from previously submitted labour condition applications

Trump extends H-1B visa restrictions, including $100,000 payment requirement, for another year

US President Donald Trump has extended restrictions on the H-1B nonimmigrant visa programme for another 12 months, keeping in place a $100,000 payment requirement for certain H-1B workers seeking to enter the US.

‘A losing battle’: will UK public service broadcasters survive amid US onslaught?

Jobs and programme budgets in firing line at BBC, Channel 4 and ITV as they are outgunned by YouTube and Netflix “I wouldn’t be surprised if the BBC or Channel 4 disappeared,” says one of the thousands of TV staff at risk of redundancy, as British broadcasters face what has rapidly become a fight…

Pat Gelsinger and Naveen Rao: we’ve seen Silicon Valley move fast and break things, but consider the math of where we’re headed

We work in AI and we’ve seen it eliminate jobs. We’ve also seen it create more jobs, too.

Wall Street week ahead: housing market, unemployment updates

Wall Street will get a key update this week on the U.S. housing market, along with an unemployment update

Welcome tighter H-1B scrutiny, but not at the cost of American innovation: FIIDS

FIIDS, an advocacy group, issued a statement shortly after President Trump tightened oversight of the H-1B visa program, citing misuse by some employers, including IT outsourcing firms

80 jobs lost suddenly in five-minute Google Meet call

A US-based financial-technology firm, Bluevine, has abruptly terminated its entire Indian customer support team in a five-minute Google Meet call, leaving around 80 employees jobless. As per media reports, the layoffs were communicated late into their evening shift after staff had been asked to…

Semicon 2.0: ₹1 Lakh Crore Investment, 1 Lakh Jobs Expected, Says Ashwini Vaishnaw

Semicon 2.0: ₹1 Lakh Crore Investment, 1 Lakh Jobs Expected, Says Ashwini Vaishnaw

Beyond design: How Tokyo Electron, Infineon and Micron are building India's fab workforce

Global semiconductor giants step up facilities to train India’s talent pipeline for factory floor.

First-ever District-level Jobs Data Reveals Wide Gaps In Female Workforce Participation

More than half of districts - 52.7 per cent - recorded LFPR between 60 per cent and 80 per cent, while 54.3 per cent had WPR between 40 per cent and 60 per cent.

Adelaide workers expected to bear brunt of Bendigo Bank cuts

A union says 137 workers at the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank are slated for redundancy as part of an ongoing restructure, but the company says its plans are "yet to be finalised".

Oracle document spells out what laid-off workers get in severance, stock, and bonuses

An Oracle document reveals what happens to the employees laid off in the company's most recent round of job cuts.

Uber employees say AI is doing everything from writing support chat responses to answering questions in Slack

Amid Uber layoffs, employees link job cuts to AI's growing influence, highlighting tools like ChatGPT and productivity dynamics in the tech industry.

Vijay’s UK visit brings ₹15,300 crore investment commitments to Tamil Nadu, over 10,000 jobs

The state government said the UK outreach is part of its broader plan to attract global investment and support its target of becoming a $1.5-trillion (approximately ₹14,389,331 crores) economy by 2036.

ADEK to add 12,000 nursery seats across Abu Dhabi, create jobs for Emirati women

The aim is to offer an early learning environment rooted in Arabic language, Emirati culture, values and national identity

The Guardian view on youth unemployment: too few jobs in too many places | Editorial

Young people in Britain’s poorer towns have far fewer opportunities. Changing this will require targeted support – and industrial strategy The ideas that Neets (young people not in education, employment or training) simply aren’t trying hard enough to find a job, or don’t want one, are “myths,”…

'Less than 20% employees affected': Adidas denies reports of 50% job cuts at India Tech Hub

It further said that it has several open roles across the organisation, adding that affected employees can explore those opportunities.

India accounts for 20% of global chip design workforce: Intel

More than 85,000 semiconductor skill sets generated in India, says Intel senior executive

EPFO raises wage ceiling rises to Rs 25,000: What has changed and will your take home pay salary come down?

The exact impact will vary depending on factors such as PF wages, previous PF and pension membership, and whether the employer currently contributes only up to the statutory ceiling or on actual wages.

KPMG to cut 200 jobs from its UK advisory business

Low staff attrition and reduced demand from clients are thought to be the reasons for the cuts.

Farming, tourism leaders slam federal government's backpacker cuts

Farming and tourism industry leaders say cuts to backpacker numbers will slash the available workforce across regional Australia.

Bilfinger Shares Fall 20% on Lowered Outlook, Job Cuts

AI makes a mess of the tech job market

An Andela analysis of almost 50,000 postings for engineering roles found mismatched skills and a proliferation of titles.

The Quiet Way A.I. Is Hitting the Work Force

Lower wage growth and slower hiring in some sectors may be the result of artificial intelligence, especially for younger workers.

Adidas layoffs: Nearly half of India Tech Hub workforce in Gurgaon let go, says report. Who was affected?

The reported job cuts could affect roughly 45% to 50% of the hub’s workforce of around 700 employees and include software engineers, data scientists and data engineers, Wocult reported citing people familiar with the matter.

Oracle Layoffs: CFO says ‘do more with less’ isn’t the answer in first all-hands meet after latest job cuts

Oracle is cutting jobs even as it plans to spend up to $95 billion on capital expenditure in fiscal 2027, largely as it expands its AI and data-centre infrastructure. CFO Hilary Maxson told employees the focus should be on eliminating low-impact work.

Has Oracle laid off 2000 in India?

Oracle’s India operations have reportedly seen significant job cuts in the latest round of layoffs. Current and former employees estimate that between 2,000 and 2,500 staff may have been let go, though some suggest the number could be as high as 3,000 to 4,000. The company has not officially…

₹2.5 crore salary: SBI seeks candidates for cybersecurity and other senior jobs; check eligibility, qualification

SBI is hiring for senior roles, including a Group Chief Information Security Officer, with IT qualifications. Marketing Executive and Dean positions are also available.

Engineers make up 42% of Vedanta workforce as group focuses on industrial skills

Engineers account for 42 per cent of Vedanta Group’s workforce, with the conglomerate employing technical talent across traditional engineering disciplines as well as emerging areas such as artificial intelligence, data science, renewable energy and robotics. The group highlighted its engineering…

Ladbrokes owner prepares to cut 400 jobs weeks after profit boost

Entain, which also owns Coral and BetMGM, starts consultation process over customer care roles Business live – latest updates The Ladbrokes owner, Entain, has said it is preparing to cut 400 jobs, only weeks after the FTSE 100 business reported better than expected profit in its first half of the…

Revealed: the UK towns with the fewest jobs for young people

Rotherham has 46 online vacancies for every 1,000 young people but there are 288 in Cotswold district council area Young people in Rotherham face a local jobs market with the fewest suitable opportunities in Britain, according to a report that warns stark regional divisions are fuelling a crisis in…

Amazon raises starting pay to $20 an hour and adds Whole Foods discount

Wage increase brings Amazon’s US minimum pay in line with Costco and includes new grocery discount benefit Amazon has raised its minimum wage in the US to $20 an hour, with average pay at the company reaching $24 an hour, according to the company. The pay increase represents a $1 increase from its…

Flipkart creates 2.5 lakh festive season jobs to meet demand surge: All about the hiring drive

Flipkart's seasonal recruitment drive covers more than 7,000 Ekart facilities across the country.

AirBaltic in talks with unions over workforce changes amid Chapter 11 restructuring

Latvian airline AirBaltic is in discussions with labour unions over potential workforce changes as part of its restructuring after voluntarily filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US. The airline is planning to reduce capacity as it works to restructure its debt, with changes to its…

State pension likely to top £13,000 a year as UK wage growth slows to 3.9%

The rise has reignited the debate about the state pension's long-term affordability and generational fairness.

Labour market squeeze highlights ‘Neter’ jobs crisis as well as Neets

Labour market data illustrates 'urgent need' for government to help people aged 50+ not in employment or retirement (Neter) as well as Neets.

How lower-paid workers are getting their biggest pay raise in years

Some workers are seeing stronger wage growth by switching jobs, while others are "job-hugging" because of AI, research shows.