Tag: Facebook
Leaked email from Mark Zuckerberg surfaces online
A leaked email from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has recently surfaced online, which asked an employee to resign due to inaccurate information about the...
Facebook is planning to cut more workforce next week
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, is planning to cut thousands of jobs in order to meet their financial targets, according to Bloomberg. The...
Facebook will follow Instagram’s structure; middle managers to be demoted
As per an insider report, the Facebook division of Meta is considering downgrading some middle managers.
Meta middle managers were asked to start contributing as...
Meta to slash more jobs and projects to mitigate costs
Meta is reportedly seeking help from lawyers, financial consultants and human resources personnel to prepare plans to shrink the hierarchy within the firm.
The parent...
Financial woes and remote work cause Microsoft and Meta to vacate...
Amid layoffs in the tech sector, two of the tech industry's biggest names, Microsoft and Meta, are vacating office spaces. According to a report...
Are layoffs justified in a business downturn?
Of late, headlines have been all about layoffs, downsizing and retrenchment. All the big tech firms— including Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook’s parent company Meta and...
Jaguar Land Rover to hire those let go by Meta, Twitter
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is looking out for talent in the areas of artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, as well as autonomous driving,...
Thousands may be laid off at Meta this week
Meta, which is Facebook’s parent company, is all set to lay off thousands of employees this week.
As per Wall Street Journal, a formal announcement...
Is Facebook preparing to fire 12,000?
There are reports of Meta, Facebook’s parent company, quietly laying off people. The Company is reportedly aiming to cut down 15 per cent of...
Meta to cut costs, freeze hiring, restructure groups
Is Meta experiencing a crisis? That is the question uppermost in the minds of most people as the parent company of Facebook has announced...
Meta’s contractual workers protest, seek fair contracts
With Meta, earlier Facebook, considering downsizing, many contract workers marched in protest at the Company’s headquarters. These unionised workers are seeking fair contracts.
As per...
Mark Zuckerberg warns employees about repercussions of poor performance
In a weekly interaction with employees, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO, Meta, which owns Facebook, has indicated that the Company will up the heat in terms...
Meta to reduce hiring of engineers
Expecting a recession, Meta Platforms Inc. has decided to hire lesser number of engineers than it had initially planned.
Instead of 10,000 new engineers that...
Reduced perks for Facebook staff
Meta, parent company of Facebook, has reportedly conveyed to the employees that most free services will be done away with. For instance, laundry and...
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp staff to submit proof of booster to return...
Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, has now mandated that all its employees produce proof of having got their booster shot before returning...
Facebook instructs employees to preserve internal documents for legal reasons
For a few months now, Facebook and its former employee-turned-whistleblower, Frances Haugen, have been in the news. Haugen had turned against his own company...
Facebook to pay $14.25 million in penalty for discriminatory hiring
Facebook will be liable to pay a large amount of $14.25 million in civil claims to the US government. The settlement comprises two separate...
Facebook to invest heavily in the EU, hire 10,000
Facebook is gearing to invest heavily in the European Union and create 10,000 jobs. It is looking at leveraging its universities, consumer market as...
‘Employers cannot impose vaccine mandate’: Texas governor
Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, believes that even though vaccination remains the best protection for the population against COVID-19, it should be voluntary and...
Facebook staff to work from home till January 2022
Facebook has no plans to get its employees to return to office before January 2022. Earlier, in June, the tech company had said it...
80 Googlers fired for misusing user data since 2018
Google fired 36 employees last year, 26 the year before last and 18 in 2018, for defying privacy norms and misusing user data. The...
WFH option for all Facebook employees
Facebook will allow all its employees to work remotely, with effect from June 15, 2021, if they so wish and if their work can...
Apple terminates employee who authored ‘sexist and racist’ book
When Antonio Garcia Martinez joined Apple recently, he would never have thought he would lose the job so soon. His book called Chaos Monkeys...
Facebook allows staff to continue WFH, hints at pay variability
Facebook is allowing its employees to apply for permanent work-from-home or remote working roles, with approval from their superiors or managers. The social- media...
‘Air India’s social-media policy violates Fundamental Right’: Pilots to chairman
The union further stated that the policy, unlike social media policies adopted by several other employers, does not even attempt to draw a distinction...
Facebook will allow victims of domestic violence to avail paid leave
Employees of Facebook who fall victim to domestic violence or sexual assault will be able to avail up to 20 days of additional paid...
How this energy company is championing employee inclusivity & engagement
In today’s competitive business landscape, fostering an inclusive and engaging work environment is not just a feel-good initiative; it’s a strategic imperative. Jakson Green,...
Trident’s Asmita leaves blossom into inclusive workplaces
Forget the tired trope of corporate activism. In the heart of India's textile industry, Trident, a manufacturing company, is quietly weaving a revolution in...
Harness.io: Cultivating a talent powerhouse in the tech crucible
The tech scene, be it in India or San Francisco, is equally crucible, fiercely competitive and unforgiving. In both the landscapes, attracting and retaining...
Engagement is outdated: The future of success lies in ‘employee involvement’
In the ever-evolving landscape of the contemporary workplace, a profound metamorphosis is underway, challenging the conventional emphasis on employee engagement. This paradigm shift posits...
Freixenet to cut 80% roles
In a stark response to the relentless drought crippling Catalonia's Penedes region, Freixenet, the Spanish cava (wine) producer, unveils a drastic plan. The company...
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Time to give traditional productivity metrics an overhaul
Imagine a bustling office where traditional productivity metrics reign supreme, where sales numbers, units produced and hours worked are meticulously tracked and analysed. However,...
Google CEO urges respectful disagreement as protests erupt
The past few days have seen internal tensions rise at Google. Employee protests against the company’s business dealings with Israel resulted in nine arrests...
Harness.io: Cultivating a talent powerhouse in the tech crucible
The tech scene, be it in India or San Francisco, is equally crucible, fiercely competitive and unforgiving. In both the landscapes, attracting and retaining...
Nike lets go 740 from Oregan HQ to cut costs
Sportswear firm, Nike is all set to reduce staff strength at its Oregon headquarters by 740. This is part of a cost-cutting exercise because...
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Data analytics and not technology will redefine HR
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A. It has been a bagful of mixed experiences. At times I have been...
EQ, IQ & empathy define the success of a CEO
Q. You spent 16 years at LIC before moving to a corporate role at ICICI Prudential. Now, 22 years on, I am still curious...
“The big change has been that we have moved from jobs to skills,” Amaresh...
Q. How would you define the culture at GE?
A. Having been present in this region since 1902, GE has been around for 120 years....
