January 2025 Meta plans to reduce its workforce by approximately 5%, targeting its lowest-performing employees.In a memo shared on the company’s internal Workplace forum, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the decision to “move out low performers faster.” He also indicated that 2025 will be “an...
The anger did not fall on deaf ears, and VA officials have since identified more than 300,000 department health care posts deemed essential and therefore exempt from the freeze, according tonew guidance issued Thursday. The memo, issued by acting VA Secretary Todd Hunter, labeled 39 roles...
The Walt Disney Co. is planning tofreeze hiringand cut some jobs ahead of the winter holidays following a disappointing quarter, according toreports. In the memo sent to employees,Disney CEO Bob Chapeksaid the company would be moving forward with prioritizing cost-saving measures including "some ...
While Trump’s memo about the hiring freeze said it didn’t apply to military personnel, it was initially unclear whether the exemption applied to all DOD positions — including jobs in areas such child care, commissaries, schools and other quality-of-life programs on military ins...
State House has lifted a five-year hiring freeze in parastatals, offering relief to thousands of jobless Kenyans in an economy where companies are shedding jobs.
As reported by The Verge, Google sent out a memo to staff in July stating that the company would be “slowing down the pace of hiring for the rest of the year.” Just over a week later, The Information reported that Prabhakar Raghavan, Google’s senior vice president, sent out an email...
A memo about the hiring freeze reportedly said: “The primary reason for this is that due to the accelerated hiring in the past six months, we are well ahead of our planned headcount. The market response has been fantastic, the selection process rigorous, and we have hired some exceptional ...
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - BYD Co Ltd may be China's biggest electric vehicle maker by a country mile but it knows it lags rivals in autonomous driving, and has set up a new division and embarked on a huge hiring spree to rectify that shortcoming. ...
Details of a hiring freeze at Twitter also emerged last week, as the social media company prepares for a $44 billion takeover by Elon Musk, though layoffs are not currently planned, according to an internal company email seen by The Verge. The company has also fired senior execs Kayvon Beyk...
The freeze doesn’t apply to positions related to national security, immigration enforcement or public safety.