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Employment Law July 31st, 2024

Lion Electric layoffs: 30% of workforce cut after revenue drops, losses increase

By Lior Samfiru

Electric bus company Lion Electric is laying off 300 employees, ramping down production as revenue drops and losses mount.

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Employment Law July 31st, 2024

Twitch Layoffs: Staff fear job cuts amid profitability concerns

By Lior Samfiru

Twitch employees are preparing for another wave of layoffs amid slowing user growth and profitability concerns.

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Employment Law July 31st, 2024

Intel Layoffs: Thousands of jobs cut to fund $10B rebound strategy

By Lior Samfiru

Intel is planning thousands of job cuts to reduce costs, fund an ambitious rebound strategy after an earnings slump and market share…

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Layoffs July 30th, 2024

SAP Layoffs: Job cuts increase to 10,000 workers in AI overhaul

By Lior Samfiru

The revised restructuring plan will seee the software developer reduce at least 1,000 more jobs than previously reported.

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Employment Law July 24th, 2024

John Deere Layoffs: Global staff cut as sales decline, production shifts to Mexico

By Lior Samfiru

Media outlets report that numerous John Deere employees took part in termination meetings Wednesday morning as part of a global layoff at…

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Employment Law July 24th, 2024

Saks Global Layoffs: 100 let go as Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks Off 5th, Neiman Marcus merge

By Lior Samfiru

Saks Global is merging Saks.com, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Saks Off 5th under one roof, resulting in 100 layoffs and new appointments.

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Employment Law July 24th, 2024

Cohere Layoffs: 20 employees fired after successful $500M funding round

By Lior Samfiru

The layoffs at the AI startup comes after the completion of $500 million funding from investors AMD, Salesforce, Oracle, and Nvidia.

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Employment Law July 22nd, 2024

Amdocs Layoffs: up to 3,000 employees affected amid strong performance

By Lior Samfiru

Software giant Amdocs is laying off 1,500-3,000 employees globally, affecting up to 10% of staff, despite the company's strong performance.

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Employment Law July 18th, 2024

SNDL Layoffs: 106 full-time jobs cut in $11M ‘restructuring project’

By Lior Samfiru

Calgary-based cannabis retailer SNDL is cutting 106 full-time positions, reflecting ongoing challenges in Alberta's legal cannabis sector.

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