Tag: Uber
Rajasthan passes law to protect gig workers
Rajasthan has taken a significant step in safeguarding gig workers with the recent enactment of the Rajasthan Platform-Based Gig Workers (Registration and Welfare) Act,...
Is Uber laying off 200 people to cut costs?
Uber Technologies is reportedly reducing its 32,700-strong workforce by less than one per cent as part of its efforts to cut costs. This round...
Uber & Lyft labour appeal the decision to the state SC
On 20 March, 2023, a California appeals court upheld a state law that permits companies like Uber and Lyft to classify their drivers as...
Are stricter performance reviews a sign that Uber may lay off?
In 2023, several major tech companies, such as Google, Microsoft, and Meta, have announced job cuts. According to Layoffs.fyi, a website that tracks and...
Uber Freight to sack 3% of its workforce
Uber Freight announced on Tuesday that it will be cutting around 150 jobs, which is roughly 3 per cent of its total workforce. As...
Disney recalls employees back to its offices
As Bob Iger made his way back to the position of chief executive at Disney, he implemented changes in the way the company's corporate...
4 Uber drivers declared employees by New Zealand court
Four Uber drivers in New Zealand who had sought to be declared employees of Uber and not just independent contractors, have won their case....
US Labour Department proposes to redefine the status of gig workers
The US Labour Department has proposed to redefine the status of gig workers or contract workers in the country. The move is expected to...
Is SoftBank laying off 30% of Vision Fund team?
The investment division of SoftBank, the Vision Fund, is reportedly being downsized. About 150 people from the 500-strong team may lose their jobs reported...
Ola may sack 500 to cut costs
In a bid to control costs and increase efficiency, Ola, the ride-hailing company may sack at least 400 people. This downsizing is reportedly being...
Syfe appoints Saurabh Seth as head of talent acquisition in India
Digital investment platform, Syfe has appointed Saurabh Seth as its head of talent acquisition in India. His appointment is part of Syfe’s plans to...
“India needs DE&I conversations specific to our region,” Divya Garg
A big change in 2022
Flexible working is the new currency, with employees ascribing high value to it and employers acknowledging it as critical for...
Uber plans to hire 500 techies for Hyderabad & Bangalore centres
Uber is planning to add 500 techies at its Hyderabad and Bengaluru centres in India. Recently, the Company inaugurated another floor at its Bengaluru...
Uber CEO’s letter to employees signals slowdown in hiring
In a letter to employees, Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO, Uber, has emphasised on what is going to be the way forward from now on at...
100% placements at IIM Kozhikode
The Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIM-K) reported 100 per cent placements at the final placements week, and that too just three days into...
How ERGs serve as a testing ground for potential leaders
The concept of ERG, short for employee resource group, is a well-known one. These are groups of like-minded people who represent the under-represented and...
Uber appoints Divya Garg as head – HR, India & South...
Uber today announced the appointment of Divya Garg as head - HR for the India and South Asia (SA) region. Garg will be working...
Urban Company ropes in Uber’s Neha Mathur as SVP-HR
Urban Company, a tech-enabled home services marketplace, today announced the appointment of Neha Mathur as senior vice president, human resources.
An alumnus of the Tata...
Uber becomes generous, offers more flexibility to employees
Uber Technologies, which had earlier expected its employees to work from home for up to two days a week, and from office the rest...
Uber to expand Bengaluru, Hyderabad tech & product teams by 250
Uber is on the lookout for sharp engineering talent in India that can help the Company come up with solutions for its mobility and...
Uber officially recognises drivers’ union in Britain
For the first time, Uber has entered into an agreement with a trade union in Britain, GMB, to represent its 70,000 drivers in the...
Zomato, Swiggy start inoculation of delivery partners
Zomato and Swiggy, the food-delivery platforms, have launched COVID-19 vaccination drive in India for their delivery partners.
Swiggy had announced on social media that it...
Nanjappa Palekanda appointed VP-talent experience & operations, Netflix
Nanjappa Palekanda, has joined Netflix as vice president - talent experience and operations. He has moved from Uber, where he was serving as senior...
Gig workers may be better protected in the US now
The rule that would have facilitated classifying gig workers as independent contractors rather than employees may soon be on its way out, if the...
Rashi Sikka, Ex D&I head, Uber, joins Ubisoft as VP-diversity
Ubisoft has hired Raashi Sikka as its first global vice president responsible for diversity and inclusion. Sikka has moved from Uber, where she was...
Ola and Uber to hire 1,000 and 225 engineers, respectively
Ola is readying to set up its second tech centre in India. This new centre, which will begin its operations in Pune, by the...