Times of India, the engineering services company sacked its staff partly because of the actions initiated as part of the performance cycle and to reduce overlapping of the roles. The layoffs have mainly happened in delivery and support functions due to the integration of automation in many functions.
L&T Technology has roughly 24,000 employees on its rolls. The TOI in its report added that there might be another round of job cuts in L&T in January, albeit after assessing the business environment.
Barclays plans 2,000 job cuts as part of $1.25 billion cost-cutting plan: Report "We conduct annual performance reviews as a standard process to assess the capabilities of our workforce every year and act appropriately based on skill sets and performance. This is essential for the maintenance of our high standards of service delivery, continuous upskilling while being nimble as an organization, and ensuring that we remain at the forefront of technological innovation.
Looking ahead, in line with our growth prospects and strategy, we continue to hire and add to the team, especially in areas of plant engineering, digital & software engineering, AI, and software defined vehicles with over 2,500 engineers," L&T spokesperson told The Times of India. Edtech unicorn PhysicWallah lays off 120 employees: Reports Last month, L&T Technology Services lowered its revenue growth guidance for the current fiscal.
The compnay posted a 5% increase in September quarter net profit to ₹315.4 crore but lowered its revenue growth guidance for the current fiscal. Citigroup layoffs: Employees expect job cuts, management reshuffle on Monday The company's Chief Executive and Managing Director Amit Chadha said the slower revenue growth is due to integration
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