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Jakarta – A number of global giants have seen a wave of layoffs (PHK). This week, it was noted that 6 large companies had laid off thousands of their employees.

The list also includes the names of Disney and tech company Amazon, which announced massive layoffs.

Launch detikFinanceHere is a list of companies that announced layoffs this week:

1.Lyft

Ride-sharing app company Lyft is notorious for making mass layoffs.

According to a Wall Street Journal report, Lyft will lay off at least 1,200 workers. This number is equivalent to 30% of its total workforce of 4,000 people.

Information on the number of employees who will be cut is taken from the announcement that Lyft CEO David Risher sent to his employees.

The announcement came a week after the company named Risher as the company’s president. Risher’s appointment was announced in March and takes effect April 17.

“I confirm that we will significantly reduce the size of the team as part of our restructuring to focus on better meeting the needs of passengers and drivers,” Risher told Lyft employees in an email posted to the Lyft blog, quoted by CNBC.

2. Deloitte

Another company making massive layoffs is the world’s largest accounting firm, Deloitte. They will lay off about 1,200 employees.

The number of laid-off employees was equivalent to 1.5% of the total workforce in the United States (US).

Deloitte itself is part of an accounting firm that is part of the Big Four or big four companies, including EY, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

“Our US business continues to see strong demand. As growth in some practices slows, we are taking simple steps where necessary,” Deloitte said as quoted by the Financial Times.

3.Disney

Disney has been hit by another hurricane of layoffs. They will return to layoffs by cutting 4,000 employees worldwide this week.

This is the second and largest wave of dismissals by Disney.

The cuts will impact ESPN, the Disney Entertainment division, Disney Parks, and the Experiences and Products division. The move is part of the company’s plan to lay off around 7,000 employees.

“The latest round of layoffs comes after the (first) wave at the start of last month and will bring the total number of company-wide job losses to 4,000,” the company said.

4. Stellantide

Jeep and Chrysler’s parent company, Stellantis, will lay off approximately 3,500 workers in the United States (US). This is based on a report by the United Auto Workers (UAW) union.

“This automaker is looking to reduce its hourly workforce and is offering an incentive package that includes $50,000 in severance pay, or about Rs.741 million (exchange rate Rs.14,821) for those who worked prior to 2007,” the UAW wrote on Facebook. , quoted by CNN.

5. Amazons

Amazon’s wave of layoffs also continues to roll. The tech giant has announced that it will lay off 9,000 of its employees.

It is known that in the first half last week, employees of Twitch’s advertising, gaming and streaming divisions were the first to be fired.

Then this week, it was the turn of the human resources (HR) and cloud computing (cloud) divisions to be laid off. This is known from the announcement made by Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky to his employees. The employees who were laid off were located in the United States (US), Canada, Costa Rica and other countries.

“I want to let you know that conversations with affected AWS employees began today, with notification messages sent to all affected employees in the United States, Canada, and Costa Rica. In other regions, we follow local processes, which may include time to consult with employee representative bodies,” Selipsky said in the memo, as quoted by CNBC.

In the announcement, Selipsky explained that Amazon would insure employees affected by the layoffs. In addition to receiving severance pay, they also receive health insurance benefits and support or access to other jobs.

6.Deutsche Bank

More recently, a German bank, Deutsche Bank, announced its intention to reduce its workforce. This was announced when the company made strong profits in the first quarter of 2023.

Deutsche Bank CEO Christian Sewing said the policy was applied for staff who were considered underperforming and because income on the investment side had fallen sharply by around 19% year-on-year. ‘other.

“The bank is currently implementing additional efficiency measures in the front office and infrastructure. These include strict restrictions on hiring in non-customer-facing areas, reduced focus on the management, rationalization of the mortgage platform and further rationalization of the technology hub in Russia,” he continued in the company’s report.

On the other hand, the company makes high profits. In the first quarter of 2023, Deutsche Bank made a net profit of 1.158 billion euros or 1.28 billion dollars, equivalent to 18.9 trillion rupees (exchange rate 14,830 rupees). Earnings are known to exceed previous shareholders’ forecasts. The profit result is the increase recorded by the bank for 11 consecutive quarters.

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