Microsoft’s professional networking site LinkedIn said on Tuesday it would cut about 960 jobs, or 6% of its global workforce, as the coronavirus pandemic is having a sustained impact on demand for its recruitment products.
California-based LinkedIn helps employers assess a candidate’s suitability for a role and employees use the platform to find new job.
Jobs will be cut across sales and hiring divisions of the group globally. Announcing the plan in a message posted on LinkedIn’s website, Chief Executive Ryan Roslansky said the company would provide at least 10 weeks of severance pay as well as health insurance for a year for U.S. employees, and will hire for newly created roles from laid-off staff.
www.cnbc.com/2020/07/21/linkedin-cuts-960-jobs-as-pandemic-puts-the-brakes-on-corporate-hiring.html