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Uber, Tripadvisor axe staff as pandemic dries up business
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Claudia Chong
Published Wed, Apr 29, 2020 · 09:50 PM
Singapore
UBER and Tripadvisor, two heavyweights in the transport and travel industries, have turned to implementing severe cuts in their workforce as the coronavirus outbreak takes its toll on their businesses.
Ride-hailing giant Uber's tentative plans to axe 20 per cent of its global staff count could lead to more than 5,400 of 27,000 employees losing their jobs, tech news outlet The Information reported on Tuesday.
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