KPMG to cut 5% of US jobs in fresh round of layoffs

They've hired Boston Consulting Group to help them carry out their plan. The plan is to cut atleast 10% in major units. The project is termed Project Bora Bora. They will be eliminating regional managers, co-heads and other employees with overlapping responsibilities. Chief of staffs and chief administrative officers will be cut this month. Operations staff who aided divisions that have been divested or reorganized are also at higher risk of layoffs.

According to a report, Amazon will be terminating 10,000 jobs starting this week, which represents less than 1% of its 1.5 million global employees and around 3% of the company's corporate staff.

The financial service company will likely streamline its operations and adapt to market conditions. The Mastercard layoffs are expected to impact many employees worldwide to align its resources with the company's goals. As per reports, the job cuts are anticipated to be completed by September 30

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- WayCool has initiated another round of layoffs within five months, cutting over 200 jobs to streamline its business operations. - This marks the third layoff exercise within a year, affecting employees across Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and its subsidiaries. - The company has raised around $300 Mn in total funding, backed by investors like Lightrock, Lightbox, Lightsmith, 57 Stars, and FMO. - Sources indicate the layoffs are due to financial struggles, including delayed salaries and client payments. - WayCool aims to achieve profitability by simplifying and automating roles, with plans to complete its bridge round funding by August. Source: Inc42

Simpl has laid off over 25 per cent of its workforce, which is around 150-200 employees, this week, https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/companies/layoffs-intensify-another-indian-startup-announces-job-cuts-says-re-looking-headcount-to-prepare-for-new-economic-reality-details-article-99632767

Heard from people I know at Bain that they are laying off. This is mostly the first time an MBB is doing layoffs (earlier they would silently fire, or delay onboarding) A friend got impacted. Seems like this could be 10-15% of their consultants. Unprecedented.