The global recession has impacted businesses and employees in a big way. Laying off has not ended yet, many big companies are still planning for another round of layoffs of their employees as a cost-cutting measure. Companies including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Meta and Twitter all have let go of thousands of their employees. A few of the companies also announced another round of layoffs to streamline operations.Notably, in 2023, almost 612 companies have already laid off 1,71,660 people so far.The list of companies who have laid off employees in mass. Meta is among the companies that have laid off the employees after Covid pandemic.MetaThe Internet business Meta has made big layoffs during the previous few months. Meta has dismissed 21,000 workers worldwide thus far. On April 18, it was stated that there would likely be 10,000 job cuts soon. 11,000 employees were let go by the corporation in November of last year. Recently, it was reported that Meta will eventually let go of 4,000 employees. The layoffs will have the greatest impact on the technical staff at WhatsApp, Reality Labs, Facebook, Instagram, and Reality.In a difficult situation, Mark Zuckerberg said that the layoffs were essential to enhancing the businesss technological and financial performance. 87,000 people work for the organization worldwide as of November 8, 2022.AmazonAmazon is also among the businesses which have fired its workers. And the company has also announced another round of layoffs in the coming weeks, reportedly 9,000. The report says that the employees of the advertising department will be laid off in the next round of layoffs across North America. Notably, the company fired over 100 employees from the gaming segment two weeks earlier. The company is set to lay off 18,000 staffers in the year 2023.Walt DisneyOther than IT corporations, organizations like Walt Disney also want to lay off employees. The Walt Disney Company is getting rid of thousands of workers, including 15 percent of its entertainment workforce. The companys theme parks, television production facilities, and movie studios will all be affected by the huge layoffs. Disney said in February that it will lay off 7,000 employees from its more than 220,000-person workforce to reduce expenses and save the company USD 5.5 billion. The firm accords the growth and development of the streaming industrys considerable attention.DeloitteFinancial consulting is not left behind, the global consultancy firm Deloitte has also announced that around 1,200 employees will be laid off in the coming times. Reportedly, the job cut-offs at Deloitte will result in a three percent reduction in the overall staff. In the United States, the Financial Advisory department will get affected, which has been seeing the mergers.Lyft Inc.On April 21, several companies, including Lyft Inc., a ride-hailing service located in San Francisco, announced layoffs. Although the business did not say how many employees would be affected, the sources say that the situation of the layoff exercise might affect up to 1,200 employees.Apple Inc.Apple is planning for the elimination of a small number of roles within the corporate retail teams, marking its first known internal job cuts. Although the numbers are not announced the company is calling the move a streamlining effort. The company also asserts that it will provide support to the affected workers.Layoffs in other major businesses612 companies, including Meta, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Twitter, Microsoft, PayPal and many others are also included on the list. A total of 1,71,660 employees have been let go by IT businesses since the year began, including 89,514 employees from 271 companies in January 2023, 39,441 employees from 176 companies in February, 37,662 employees from 120 companies in March, and 5,043 employees from 45 organizations so far in April.
