More job losses for tech sector as reports suggest Dell is cutting as much as 10 percent of global workforce, or 12,500 staff
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Elon Musk Begins Mass Lay-Offs At Twitter
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Meta Shareholder Urges Job Cuts, Metaverse Spending Reduction
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Global reorganisation at ARM Holdings sees job cuts hit United Kingdom harder than other locations around the world
Amazon Staff In Essex Halt Work Over 3 Percent Pay Rise
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Settlement with four former engineers who sued Google over alleged retaliation, because of their staff organising activities
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Google Staff Refusing Vaccine Will Be Fired
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World's richest man Jeff Bezos urges Amazon to focus on its 1.3 million staff in his final letter as CEO to shareholders of the firm
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More job cuts are looming at Big Blue as employees of Global Business Services division are warned of headcount reduction
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