Uber will eliminate 3,700 jobs and close 180 driver service centers, the first in a series of cost-cutting moves to be announced in coming days.
Uber Technologies Inc. will eliminate 3,700 jobs and close 180 driver service centers, the first in a series of cost-cutting measures to be announced in the next two weeks as a response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The reductions will affect 14% of staff around the world, mainly those in support and recruiting, Chief Executie Dara Khosrowshahi wrote in an email to employees Wednesday. Ridership is down significantly, and the company will continue its hiring freeze, Khosrowshahi wrote in the email, which was reviewed by Bloomberg.
Of the more than 450 driver centers Uber operates worldwide, 40% will shut down. The locations, called Greenlight Hubs, are used to sign people up to drive for Uber, teach them how to use the app and address issues that arise on the job. In March, as the virus was spreading in North America, Uber said it was temporarily closing all hubs in the U.S. and Canada.
Khosrowshahi signaled that more “difficult adjustments” would be put forth in the next two weeks. “Days like this are brutal,” he wrote.This sort of painful day is becoming commonplace. Tech companies have eliminated more than 38,000 jobs in the past two months, according to Layoffs.fyi, which tracks the job market. Lyft Inc., the main alternative to Uber in North America, said last week
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Uber to lay off 14% of staff as ridership declines due to COVID-19Uber Technologies Inc. undefined announced in a Wednesday filing that it plans to lay off 3,700 full-time employees in customer-support and recruiting roles...
Read more »
Uber to lay off 3,700 employees, about 14% of workforceInvestors will get a greater sense of the impact of the pandemic on Uber's business when it reports earnings on Thursday.
Read more »
Uber to lay off 14% of its staffThe company says it's cutting about 3,700 full-time roles, or roughly 14% of its staff, on its customer support and recruiting teams in response to the reduced volume of ride requests during the coronavirus pandemic and the company's hiring freeze.
Read more »
Bless Your Ears With 14+ Hours of Uninterrupted MusicStream Porter Robinson's Secret Sky digital festival featuring A. G. Cook, GRRL, Anamanaguchi and more.
Read more »
14 Adorable Photos Of Archie Mountbatten-WindsorHappy birthday to the son of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle!
Read more »