Honestly TR will make the cuts in the wrong spots. They tend to not replace lower level employees through attrition which makes the work load far too much for those actually doing the work. This generally leads to massive turnover of skilled... — read more 

This ain't the same company culture I joined anymore, if I don't get chosen as the "wrong people at the wrong place" this time then it just makes me look like a total failure and pu--y to Refuckitiv !!!

This website is blocked at TR VPN

At this point no changes in Gdynia

Anybody knows how GE determines who'll be laid off? Anyone from HR here? What specific criteria is used for deriving decisions? I'm going to assume that age or pay are taken into account? But wouldn't that trigger possible age discrimination suits?

This is what I am hearing today: Affected locations with 'some' redundancies (not sure how big: Banagalore, NYC, Hong Kong (not sure about Taipei)... If you have contacts at any of the locations you may want to check if they are OK, as always be... — read more 

Yeah, right... Local MP (Ian Lucas): I do hope they (TR op auth) carry out their statutory obligations from now on, and I think they will come to regret treating loyal employees in this way... — read more 

One staff member told us: “Some minor departments like IT are going to other parts of the UK. But the bulk of what we do in Wrexham is ‘likely’ going to Bangalore in India.”... — read more 

Been on this site for days and up until a moment ago I didn’t notice “ACTIVE” button right above the first topic. Can use it to see the most active posts (the threads with most recent replies are bumped to the top of the list)

Wrexham (UK) site closure 300 jobs but not before end of year. Basically once we've trained up Bangalore! 5 of our guys currently in Bangalore training 130 people ...... fancy being there when this news communicated very poor! Way to go, Thomson... — read more 

Hey all, have a great morning and wish luck to everyone going through this rough time at TR Lets all please help one another like brothers and sisters Post the number of certain layoffs/site location/department/floor on this thread so we can all rest... — read more 

Created this thread so we can track know how many people iz TRI ditching off. Please post the number and location/country that you know of. Could be useful if you post positions too.

UK REDUNDANCY LATEST Q4 2018 Refinitiv: on Tuesday 9 October the company commenced consultation in the UK over proposed headcount reductions. Consultation will last a minimum of 45-days. After an initial period of collective consultation, individual... — read more 

I am off long term sick and just received the email today from HR.

Oh, diversity. Such a sweet word, a noble concept! However, take a moment to review Finch’s new organizational chart and tell me what you see? All men? All middle-aged? All white? Mini fortunes invested into diversity initiatives seem to offer a... — read more 

They are sending someone to Saudi by Thursday , as HR could not secure a visa .....so couple there as well before hitting the Pharos land...

https://twitter.com/TheLayoff/status/1049749678403796993

Nothing in Brookfield yet Post here if you hear anything.

Done in Lebanon I guess with 7 let go. which office will be Next with REDISMISSIV new born company? yes no news is coming from London..

Now this is a story all about how Refinitiv got flipped-turned upside down And I'd like to take a minute Just sit right there I’ll tell you how TR shafted us all right their In Wrexham Town born and raised On the Industrial Estate was where it spent... — read more 

As people report layoffs or share what they are hearing please remember to note if it is related to TR or Refinitiv.

The culling has started in Dubai. About 30 people are gone we are bout 2 hours into it.

Thoughts?

I had a strange feeling today reading the org charts (interim heads) that a large chunk of the technology organisation (e.g. implementation, Delivery...) could be outsourced ... thus leaving the dirty job to Tata or others. That could represent a... — read more 

Do we get any severance package and if we do how is it calculated (have to addmit, haven’t paid attention to this until now). I suppose a lot of other people waiting for the axe to fall are wandering the same.Btw, I’m US based.

How does the actual act of communicating that you've been laid off happen? Do they call you in a conference room? Who is there? What do they tell you? How long does it take? Many of us are anxious, please share.

With respect to US employees, if the ax does drop hard, and it appears that many sacked employees are over age 40, those employees over 40 have specific rights under the OWBPA section of the ADEA. If you fall under that category, do a Google search... — read more 

Cape Town has been hit, the Worldcheck content ops team ( automation and reporting). They were told this will now go India

What ever mind game they play with you. Do not resign and become zombie and overrun HR.

St Louis will see an impact this week, big hit there! London so I have been reliably informed will be severely hit Tuesday and Wednesday, I don’t have any info on NY as no colleagues have had initial HR chats about staff in that location yet.. and... — read more 

[LET US GO - by: BORED EMPLOYEE] The rumors float heavy on the net all week Not a hope glimpse to be seen a sh--scare of redundancies and it looks like we're all in heat the mail is howling, and everyone's spitting bile couldn't work sh--, heaven... — read more 

How bad will the next week be? Looks like many people believe that notifications will go out on the 8th, but I'm not so sure (although I've been wrong about stuff like that before.) In any case, I plan to really take advantage of this weekend... — read more