Layoffs Archives

An Amazon delivery driver wears smart glasses displaying real-time navigation and delivery instructions directly in his field of vision, during Amazon's "Delivering the Future" event at a Silicon Valley distribution center

Business

American media reported had that large-scale layoffs were on the way at the online retailer

US online retail and cloud computing giant Amazon said Tuesday that it is reducing its workforce by 14,000 posts to streamline operations as it...

AFPOctober 28, 2025

Amazon did not specify where the job cuts will be made

Business

Amazon to cut 30,000 office jobs: media reports

Some 30,000 positions will be cut in a belt-tightening move expected to begin on Tuesday, multiple news outlets reported.

AFPOctober 28, 2025

Facebook owner Meta is cutting 600 jobs in artificial intelligence

Business

Meta to cut 600 jobs in artificial intelligence: reports

Facebook owner Meta is cutting 600 jobs in its artificial intelligence division in a move intended to streamline operations after an aggressive hiring spree,...

AFPOctober 22, 2025

The headquarters of Swiss food giant Nestle, which is pushing to save billions of dollars in the next two years

Business

Nestle says to cut 16,000 jobs worldwide over next two years

Nestle, the Swiss food giant whose brands include Nespresso coffee and Perrier water, will eliminate 16,000 jobs worldwide over the next two years, its...

AFPOctober 16, 2025

Offshore wind giant Orsted said its global workforce would fall from 8,000 today to 6,000 by the end of 2027

Business

Danish wind giant Orsted to cut workforce by a quarter

Danish offshore wind energy giant Orsted announced Thursday plans to cut 2,000 jobs, or a quarter of its workforce, by 2027 as its business...

AFPOctober 9, 2025

Lufthansa said the majority of the job cuts would be in Germany

World

Germany’s Lufthansa to slash 4,000 jobs by 2030

German airline group Lufthansa said Monday it will cut 4,000 jobs, nearly four percent of its workforce — a move underscoring the slump gripping...

AFPSeptember 29, 2025

Bosch says it needs to cut staff in Germany, as demand is growing more strongly in other markets

World

Germany’s Bosch to cut 13,000 jobs in blow to auto sector

German industrial giant Bosch said Thursday it would cut 13,000 jobs, mostly in its auto unit, in the latest blow for the country’s ailing...

AFPSeptember 25, 2025

The popularity of Novo Nordisk's weight-loss injections had once made it a darling of investors, boosting its share price and at one point making it Europe's most valuable company

World

Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk to cut 9,000 global jobs

Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk announced Wednesday that it would cut 11 percent of its workforce, as the maker of Ozempic and Wegovy faces...

AFPSeptember 10, 2025