Layoffs

National Australia Bank to cut 170 jobs amid offshore expansion

The lender adds it will continue hiring and developing staff locally, particularly in customer-facing roles

Some members of Meta’s Reality Labs division were asked to work remotely on Wednesday (Mar 25) in preparation for the cuts.

Meta is cutting several hundred jobs amid record AI spending

The layoffs will affect employees both in the US and other international markets

This is Fornite maker Epic Games' second major round of layoffs in three years.

Fortnite maker Epic Games cuts about 1,000 jobs across company

The company will offer at least four months of severance to affected employees

Layoffs in the US have remained relatively low even as businesses have been reluctant to increase headcount.

US weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fall amid low layoffs

The seasonally adjusted figure of 205,000 for the week ended Mar 14 falls below economists’ expectations

Ikea sales have fallen for the past two years, which the retailer has attributed to its focus on cutting prices to try to increase market share and lift sales volume.

Top Ikea retailer to cut 800 office jobs

The cuts would impact office-based jobs across the group, mainly in Sweden and Netherlands

Georges Elhedery has carried out a radical restructuring of the lender since taking the helm in 2024.

HSBC mulls deep job cuts from multi-year AI-fuelled overhaul

The changes could ultimately affect around 20,000 roles, or about 10 per cent of its total workforce: source

The BOE has been criticised for underestimating the inflation surge after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Bank of England sheds senior staff as 75 get top £150,000 payout

As part of cost-cutting efforts, 8% will depart in the coming months

The cuts, which amount to about 10% of the company’s workforce, are about adapting to the AI era, Cannon-Brookes says.

Atlassian CEO cites AI shift when announcing plan to shed 1,600 jobs

The company expects to incur about US$230 million in expenses such as severance costs due to the cuts

SK has a second battery plant in Georgia that will supply Hyundai and is expected to start production in the first half of 2026.

South Korean EV battery maker SK lays off 958 workers in Georgia

The company says that it’s pursuing customers in the automotive and stationary storage space