{"id":5136,"date":"2025-10-16T16:08:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T23:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/?p=5136"},"modified":"2025-10-16T16:08:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T23:08:16","slug":"a-small-sampling-of-global-layoffs-for-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/2025\/10\/16\/a-small-sampling-of-global-layoffs-for-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"A Small Sampling of Global Layoffs for 2025."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/2025\/10\/16\/a-small-sampling-of-global-layoffs-for-2025\/major-layoffs\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5137\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5137\" src=\"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/major-layoffs.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/major-layoffs.png 750w, https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/major-layoffs-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/major-layoffs-150x93.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIt\u2019s been a turbulent quarter for the job market, and just when it seemed the layoffs had reached their limit\u2014*but wait, there\u2019s more!* A fresh round of workforce reductions has arrived for 2025, adding new names and departments to an already crowded roster of corporate cutbacks.<\/p>\n<p>The pattern mirrors a familiar refrain from classic infomercials: every time the audience thinks the presentation is over, another surprise offer appears. Except this time, the \u201cspecial deal\u201d involves restructuring, consolidation, and a few awkward farewell emails.<\/p>\n<p>While the tone inside many boardrooms remains cautiously optimistic about long-term stability, today\u2019s update proves that the season of layoffs isn\u2019t quite finished yet. Scroll down for the full list of departures and the companies making headlines this week.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Nestl\u00e9 To Axe 16,000 Jobs Globally Amid AI Automation.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Japanese carmaker Nissan will cut another 11,000 jobs globally and shut seven factories as it shakes up the business in the face of weak sales.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Intel to cut 24,000 jobs and halt major factory projects in strategic restructuring by the end of 2025.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Microsoft is eliminating 9,000 roles\u2014less than 4% of its workforce\u2014as it realigns its operations to focus on AI and increased efficiency.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>UPS plans to cut 20,000 jobs this year, as part of its cost-cutting effort linked to the delivery giant\u2019s decision to deliver fewer packages from Amazon, its biggest customer.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Procter &amp; Gamble plans to eliminate approximately 7,000 non-manufacturing positions, impacting 15% of its white-collar workforce, over the next two fiscal years.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Volkswagen has cut headcount in Germany by around 7,000 since starting its cost-cutting drive in late 2023 and reduced factory costs at the key VW brand.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>UScellular has notified regulators of plans to lay off more than 4,000 jobs across the US. The layoffs are a part of the company\u2019s deal to sell its wireline operations to T-Mobile.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Siemens will cut 5,600 jobs at its Digital Industries business. This will be the latest blow for German industry shaken by weak demand at home and abroad.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Morgan Stanley plans to cut 2,000 jobs as part of a workforce restructuring.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Chevron will lay off 8,000 employees, or 15% to 20% of its global workforce, by the end of 2026.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Cosmetics giant Est\u00e9e Lauder will lay off up to 7,000 jobs as a part of the major restructuring plan as the company struggles due to reduced demand.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>General Motors is laying off nearly 50% of the employees who remain at its discontinued Cruise robotaxi business.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>BP reduced its global workforce by over 5%, affecting approximately 4,700 employees and 3,000 contractor positions.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Meta plans to reduce its workforce by approximately 5% (3,600), targeting its lowest-performing employees.In a memo shared on the company\u2019s internal Workplace forum<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Johns Hopkins University will cut more than 2,000 jobs after it lost $800 million in funding from the US Agency for International Development.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DHL plans to cut 8,000 jobs in Germany this year, which is the biggest staff reduction programme in its home market in at least two decades.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Global IT consulting giant, Accenture: layoff of 11,000 employees who couldn\u2019t be reskilled on AI.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk plans to cut around 9,000 from its global workforce.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Houston-based oil giant ConocoPhillips plans to lay off up to 25% of its global workforce: 3,000 employees.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Salesforce will cut nearly 4,000 additional jobs as it implements AI in the workplace.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Paramount, now operating as Paramount Skydance Corporation, will axe 3,000.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Kroger is laying off 1,000 corporate associates.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India\u2019s largest IT services exporter, is planning to lay off around 12,000 employees.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Canada\u2019s Hudson\u2019s Bay Company plans to lay off 8,347 employees, or 89% of its workforce. The company will conclude its liquidation sale and shut all stores.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>The United Nations Secretariat is preparing to cut its $3.7 billion budget by 20% and slash about 6,900 jobs.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Banana giant Chiquita Brands has laid off over 5000 workers in Panama.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Japanese carmaker Nissan will cut another 11,000 jobs globally and shut seven factories as it shakes up the business in the face of weak sales.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>BluSmart, an EV ride-hailing startup, has ceased operations, leaving around 10,000 drivers and 800 employees without jobs.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/intellizence.com\/insights\/layoff-downsizing\/major-companies-that-announced-mass-layoffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>BUT WAIT, THERE&#8217;S MORE.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been a turbulent quarter for the job market, and just when it seemed the layoffs had reached their limit\u2014*but wait, there\u2019s more!* A fresh round of workforce reductions has arrived for 2025, adding new names and departments to an already crowded roster of corporate cutbacks. 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