Tech Lay-Offs
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Amazon’s Irish operations set for up to 325 layoffs amid wider cost cuts
Move is part of latest round of global redundancies at ecommerce giant, which has more than 6,000 workers in Ireland
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‘Marked pick-up’ in growth across wider services sector last month, according to AIB report
Intel’s axe looms over Irish staff
Losses may be lower than expected but will still mean anxious weeks for staff
Tech jobs shake-up echoes post-Covid cuts, but with AI twist
Toll of job losses in sector in recent months may be far higher than announced
Microsoft planning thousands more job cuts globally, sources say
Sales said to be target for latest round of reductions, expected to be announced next month
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Chinese firm said to plan 300 job cuts in Dublin
Intel prepares for surge in applications for lucrative exit packages at Irish operation
Deadline for redundancy applications is today
Intel begins consultation with Irish staff on job cuts
Chip giant confirms departure terms alongside details of other cuts to work benefits for those who stay
TikTok staff in Dublin told of further risk of redundancies
The potential redundancies come after TikTok laid off between 250-300 of its Dublin employees in April
Salesforce cuts more jobs globally, including some posts in Ireland
It is understood that fewer than 10 roles at the tech company’s operation in Ireland are impacted
Indeed moves to make more of planned redundancies voluntary
Company, which was established in Ireland in 2012, seeks to let 70 employees go in restructuring
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Recruiter Indeed expected to cut as many as 70 jobs in Ireland
US company announced plans to cut its global workforce by 8% on Monday
Online recruiter Indeed to cut another 1,000 jobs globally with some Irish roles expected to go
Online job platform shed 2,200 employees last year, more than 200 of them in Dublin
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Inside TikTok: ‘The company does not value any of their workers... there was no compassion’
Interviews with multiple TikTok employees based in Dublin have revealed concern over the fairness and transparency of the redundancy process at the social media giant
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Number of IT workers shrinks by almost 6,000 on back of global downturn
CSO’s latest monthly payrolls data highlights how global tech retrenchment is playing out
Tech companies axe 34,000 jobs since start of year in pivot to AI
Microsoft, eBay and PayPal have each cut thousands of jobs since the start of the year
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Microsoft cuts 1,900 jobs in gaming, including at division with Dublin and Cork offices
Tech giant said it had ‘identified areas of overlap’ and ‘set priorities’
Ebay to cut 1,000 jobs, reduce contractors to sharpen focus
Auction site is latest tech firm to slash headcount this year
Google boss warns staff to expect further job cuts this year
Sundar Pichai memo points to ‘tough choices’ ahead as tech giant invests in big priorities
Employers in IT and tech sectors report steep declines in hiring outlook
Survey shows 90% of businesses in the IT sector are still having difficulty finding candidates with the skills they need
Tech sector believes worst is over for job losses
Any further cuts likely to come from support and HR roles
Multinationals cut Irish jobs for first time in decade amid tech slowdown
State inward investment agency says it accounted for 11.3% of national employment this year
Tech sector employers anticipate further job losses in early 2024
Even with expected cuts, companies still struggling to find people with right skills
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How Elon Musk changed Twitter’s Dublin operation: ‘He broke the culture in a week’
One year on from the billionaire’s €43bn takeover, former staff recall the brutal cull at the Irish offices of the tech giant now known as X
Government in dark on possible Irish impact from LinkedIn cuts
Microsoft-owned company has yet to inform the Government of its plans for collective redundancies
Profits, revenues at Hubspot Ireland boomed before global job cuts
Turnover across marketing software firm’s European operations jumped 32% to almost €391.3m last year
Irish technology sector shed 3,000 jobs in the year to August, says CSO
CSO figures show the largest annual increase in employee numbers was in the financial, insurance and real estate sector
Dublin office market is in a downswing but it’s unlikely to be deep or long-lasting
Tech sector slowdown and remote working will push Dublin’s office vacancy rate to about 15.5% later this year
What is Fine Gael doing for under-35s?
Party claims without jobs it helped create, there would be ‘no opportunity’ in Ireland for people coming out of college
Digital transformation slowing as firms pull back amid rising costs
Fewer than half of businesses are delivering digital projects on budget, says Expleo
WhatsApp Ireland’s profits soar as it cuts provision for regulatory breaches
Meta-owned firm’s after-tax profit totalled €41.1m last year, up from €1.8m a year earlier
Ireland risks becoming complacent about the need for fresh foreign direct investment
The availability of housing, sustainable energy and water infrastructures, and issues relating to the planning system all need to be addressed if the State is to continue to attract multinational companies to invest here
Cliff Taylor: Is the Irish tech sector really facing a crisis?
If the sector treads water for a while, there will be some economic pain, but fears of a collapse are overstated
Dramatic fall in number of ICT work permits issued to foreign workers
Fifty per cent reduction in ICT permits issued in first six months of 2023
Inside Accenture: ‘A lot of us are aware that our jobs are going to be redeployed’ to lower-cost countries
As firm moves to lay off almost 900 people in Ireland, staff reveal ‘atmosphere of uncertainty’ at professional services giant
Tech job losses ‘reaffirm concerns’ about sectoral concentration of foreign investment, report warns
Government's risk assessment notes focus of exports on small number of sectors dominated by multinationals leaves State vulnerable
Accenture job cuts: Staff ‘distraught and devastated’ after announcement
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Salesforce to cut up to 50 more jobs from Irish operation
Company confirms plan for redundancies as it is ‘working through some changes’ to its sales and customer success teams
Meta repeatedly lobbies Coalition over regulations and lay-offs
Meta president for global affairs Nick Clegg raised the issue of staffing at Coimisiún na Meán at least twice with the Taoiseach
Irish economy to grow at ‘more moderate pace’ in 2023
Performance on both sides of the Border underpinned by strong employment, says EY Ireland
ICT sector has limited capacity to absorb more lay-offs, says Department of Finance
Sector was ‘bright spot’ over pandemic period but has moved towards underperformance, says department
Microsoft to cut up to 70 more jobs at Dublin operation
Software giant says latest redundancies are a local adjustment related to business needs
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