Meta Layoffs: 6,000 jobs impacted by third round of layoffs

Meta fired thousands of employees Wednesday as part of its latest round of mass layoffs. This is the third batch of cuts as part of a plan revealed in March to terminate over 10,000 jobs at the tech giant.

What’s happening: Meta’s third wave of layoffs coincide with CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s previous announcement that an additional round of cuts would occur sometime in May.

• The job losses affect Meta’s business departments, content moderation, marketing, recruiting, engineering and corporate communications.
• As many as 6,000 employees could lose their jobs.
• Meta sent a note to employees this week before starting the layoffs, informing them when the process would start and which teams would be impacted.
• All employees have been asked to work from home during the process.

What they’re saying: Meta president of global affairs Nick Clegg announced during a May 18 company-wide meeting that “the third wave is going to happen next week,” according to a recording obtained by Vox.

• “It’s just a time of great anxiety and uncertainty,” said Clegg.
• “I wish I could have some easy way of providing solace or comfort. It is uncertain.”
• “You’re just displaying such resilience and professionalism,” Clegg told employees.

Impact on Canadian staff

It is unclear at this time how many Canadian employees at Meta will be affected by the latest round of layoffs, but it is likely that some will be impacted.

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Termination packages for Meta staff

In Canada, non-unionized employees at Meta are owed full severance pay when they lose their jobs due to downsizing or corporate restructuring.

This includes individuals working full-time, part-time, or hourly in Ontario, Alberta, and B.C.

Severance can be as much as 24 months’ pay, depending on a number of factors. The Pocket Employment Lawyer can help you determine how much you may be owed.

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WATCH: Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru explains what rights employees have if they are being fired or let go on an episode of the Employment Law Show.

Before you accept any severance offer, have an experienced employment lawyer at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP review it and your employment contract.

We can tell you if what you have been provided is fair and how to get proper severance if it falls short of what you are actually owed.

If you don’t receive the full amount, which happens often, you have been wrongfully dismissed and are entitled to compensation.

Employers sometimes use pressure tactics to try to coerce employees into accepting poor severance packages, such as imposing a deadline for accepting the offer.

However, in Canada, terminated employees have up to two years from the date of their dismissal to pursue a claim for full severance pay.