Major startups across the world witnessed a slump in business owing to the lockdown imposed to curb Coronavirus spread. However, the startups have shown variety in their dealing with employees. Complete Coverage: Coronavirus
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Indian Startups Ola Ola witnessed a revenue drop of 95% since the lockdown started in 2020. As social distancing and decrease of travel would prevail even after lockdown, Ola laid off 1,400 (35%) of its employees by email. However, the company said they would be receiving 3 months’ salary and insurance coverage. Swiggy Similarly, Swiggy laid off 1,100 (13%) of its permanent employees by email who would receive 3 months’ salary and insurance coverage. After a loss of Rs 2,367 crore in 2019, Swiggy saw further loss due to the lockdown.
Covid hit us with huge blow of uncertainty, forcing us to look even harder at our cost base and preparedness for the road ahead. Swiggy
OYO Already suffering a net loss of $335 million in 2019, OYO’s revenue dropped by 50-60% in 2020 due to the lockdown. It would be laying off 5,000 employees across the world.
Recession to Recession Lyft The ride-sharing company already oversaw a net loss of more than $2.6 billion in 2019, which worsened due to the lockdown. It decided to lay off 982 (17%) of its employees. Uber The cab-giants had to close down 45 of their offices as they suffered further loss by lockdown restrictions, which decreased their passenger revenue by 80%. It is in the process to lay off ~500 employees in India. The company has already fired around 6,700 employees.
We are collectively living through the most harrowing crisis of our lifetime, and as it began to unfold, global travel came to a standstill. Airbnb’s business has been hit hard…Some very sad news. Today, I must confirm that we are reducing the size of the Airbnb workforce. Brian Chesky, Airbnb Co-founder and CEO
Airbnb One of the fastest-growing startups, the property lending agent suffered a loss of $674 million in 2019. Its woes were severed by the lockdown, which reduced its booking rates by 85% and increased the cancellation rate to 90%. It laid off nearly 25%, 1900 of its employees.
Employees laid off in various booming startups due to Covid
Facing The Storm On the other hand, some companies have endured the lockdown well without laying off any employees. UrbanClap Formerly known as UrbanClap, the company has not laid off any employee. They have provided interest-free loans to more than 22,000 of its service employees in the pandemic. They have also introduced ‘Suraksha Holidays’, where a worker feeling unwell can take leave and receive Rs 500 daily. HCL The tech giants have not fired any employee of their total 150,000-employee workforce. They have not cut the workers’ salary either and will provide the bonuses as promised earlier. Moreover, they would also be honoring the contracts of freshers.
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