https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/full-time-jobs-are-vanishing-and-forcing-more-people-into-part-time-work/
Annapurna Interactive’s Entire Staff Has Reportedly Resigned
Annapurna Interactive's entire staff resigned after failed negotiations, leaving projects and the studio's future uncertain. The video game industry faces layoffs and shutdowns, with Annapurna Interactive as the latest casualty of the tumultuous... — read more
New York Public Radio is cutting staff and programming — again
New York Public Radio is, once again, cutting its journalism and programming across several of its properties, including public radio news station WNYC 93.9 FM, podcast production house WNYC Studios and classical WQXR 105.9 FM... — read more
Amperity lays off 13% of staff in latest cuts for customer data startup
“We are streamlining our operational and corporate functions while better prioritizing our investments on our go-to-market strategy,” Amperity interim CEO Chris Jones said in a statement. “A key aspect of this shift involves directing more resources... — read more
New UNC System policy leads to closing of DEI offices and 59 jobs eliminated
The UNC System's 16 universities have collectively eliminated 59 jobs and reassigned 132 others to comply with a new policy that repealed diversity, equity and inclusion mandates across public universities, according to data released Wednesday by the... — read more
Deadrop developer Midnight Society confirms 'significant' layoffs
Midnight Society, the developer currently working on the NFT extraction sho-ter Deadrop, has confirmed "significant" layoffs at the studio, but says it remains committed to releasing the game in 2025 despite the cuts. Layoffs at Midnight Society... — read more
Swissport USA layoffs
Operator Layoffs at Cleveland Hopkins Won't Impact Fall Flights, Airport Says Swissport USA, baggage handlers that have worked at CLE since 1996, laid off 213 workers last... — read more
CLN layoffs impact staff across North Idaho
Interim Director Lindsey Miller-Escarfuller stated in an email to The Press that layoffs are being made in an attempt to make up for some of the network's budget deficit. ... — read more
Bending Spoons is cutting 75% of WeTransfer’s workforce
Bending Spoons is set to lay off a staggering 75% of the WeTransfer headcount after acquiring the file-sharing platform just a few weeks ago. The company, which is believed to have around 350 workers could lose around 260 members of staff in one... — read more
Embracer studio Lost Boys Interactive has made another round of layoffs
Formed in 2017, Madison, Wisconsin-based Lost Boys is a remote-first, co-development studio whose credits include the WWE 2K series, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, PUBG, Diablo 4 and New World. In an announcement on LinkedIn, Lost Boys noted that its... — read more
Mass Layoffs At 10 Barrel Brewing
We’re going to see more announcements like this, but last week’s layoffs at the award-winning brewery, speaks volumes as to where the craft beer biz is going, and it’s not good. On September 6, our friends at the New School Beer and Cider broke... — read more
The Future of NASCAR Is Uncertain Amid Layoffs and Restructuring
Despite being popular in terms of car racing, NASCAR has been struggling in recent months. After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, it has now announced layoffs for some working in the popular sport. ... — read more
Will there ever be an end to gaming layoffs?
Merge Games closes Chelford office and announces layoffs Merge Games has announced the closure of its office in Chelford, with an unknown number of employees being affected by... — read more
136 Boston-based hospitality positions face layoffs by Oct. 31
One of Boston’s leading independent restaurant groups, The Briar Group, will lay off 136 Boston-based positions by Oct. 31, state filings show, although the company said employees affected can get a job elsewhere in the company. The positions... — read more
Pinstripes warns of corporate layoffs
Pinstripes is planning to cut a number of employees as part of a plan to achieve $4 million in savings on corporate costs, CEO Dale Schwartz said Wednesday on the brand’s fiscal Q1 2025 earnings call. The “strategic corporate headcount... — read more
Goop Refocuses Business on Fashion, Beauty and Food, Resulting in Layoffs
https://wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/beauty-features/gwyneth-paltrow-goop-restructure-layoffs-1236572002/
Tilting Point to lay off around 90 employees
Narcos developer Tilting Point is in the process of laying off up to 90 employees. The information was confirmed to MobileGamer.biz, with CEO Kevin Segalla telling the publication that the studio has done "everything [it] can to maintain the shape... — read more
Philly’s Benefits Data Trust shutters after 20 years
Laid-off workers say they still want answers Hundreds of workers lost their jobs at the end of August and now some may have to apply for the same government assistance programs they helped others navigate... — read more
Paul Mueller Company invests $22M to build new facility, add 133 jobs
https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/business/2024/08/28/paul-mueller-company-expanding-new-springfield-facility-jobs/74964950007/
Invista adjusts layoff, closure schedule
About 10 months after a local chemical plant announced its plans to close, it sent out a warn notice for layoff of its remaining employees. Invista, a chemical plant, announced this past October that it would discontinue production at its site in... — read more
More layoffs in the gaming industry
The British game development studio, Ballistic Moon, is facing a tough situation. Just weeks before the release of their anticipated project, a remake of the horror game Until Dawn for PlayStation 5 and PC, the studio has been hit with... — read more
Bankrupt Badcock closing Statesboro, all Georgia stores
https://www.statesboroherald.com/local/bankrupt-badcock-home-furniture-closing-all-georgia-stores/
ABL Space Systems lays off staff
In a post on LinkedIn Aug. 30, Harry O’Hanley, chief executive of ABL, said the company was laying off an unspecified number of people. He included the email he sent to company staff after an all-hands meeting to discuss the layoffs... — read more
You know things are bad if food pantries are forced to lay off employees
Layoffs hit food pantries in D.C. as costs and need soar Leaders say the layoffs, while painful, are necessary as costs increase and a surge in the number of people seeking help comes through their... — read more
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Is everyone ready for layoffs starting on September 3?
Solar company cancels planned facility in Colorado Springs
A solar manufacturing company that announced plans in 2023 to expand to Colorado Springs has canceled those plans, citing rising infrastructure costs. Meyer Burger, a Switzerland-based solar company, announced in July of 2023 its plans to open a... — read more
Scale AI laid off 500 in the US, over 1000 globally
Scale AI, a San Francisco artificial intelligence firm valued at nearly $14 billion, laid off a significant number of contract workers this week with little warning. The affected workers were notified via email on Monday by HireArt, the... — read more
Riley Power Group laying off 117 workers in Rhode Island
A subcontractor for General Dynamics Electric Boat in North Kingstown is laying off 117 workers in Rhode Island, according to a notice filed with the Rhode Island Department of Labor and... — read more
Klarna replaces over 1,000 roles with AI in ‘attrition’ downsizing
Buy now pay later (BNPL) company Klarna has eliminated 1,200 roles with more expected to come as the fintech bets big on AI. The Stockholm-based group has adopted an “attrition” downsizing policy wherein departing staff are no longer replaced with... — read more
Purple lays off corporate staff as it plots factory closures
https://www.retaildive.com/news/purple-innovation-factory-closures-layoffs/725228/
Preclinical gene editor Tome is laying off 131 staffers
Just days after gene editor Tome Biosciences announced undisclosed operational cuts, a clearer picture is coming into focus as 131 employees are being laid... — read more
Whitney Cohen to lead Life Lab garden nonprofit following layoffs
As Life Lab’s new executive director, following 17 years as the organization’s education director, Whitney Cohen, will be helping the Santa Cruz nonprofit refocus on its decades-long mission of training garden educators nationally after a challenging... — read more
The Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) expected to lay off over 200 employees
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/woman-shares-concerns-as-possible-mata-layoffs-bus-route-cuts-approach/ar-AA1pqrLE
Stewart-Haas Racing closure will result in over 300 layoffs
Kannapolis-based NASCAR team Stewart-Haas Racing detailed layoff numbers in a report surrounding the closure of the team at the end of 2024. The layoffs were noted in a WARN report filed with the North Carolina Department of Commerce on Monday... — read more
Triple Canopy issuing 123 layoffs due to contracts ending Sept. 30
According to a letter from Triple Canopy’s HR, the company is letting go of 113 Armed Protective Security Officers, four Lieutenants, two Captains (Security Exempt), one Administrative Assistant, one Contract Manager, one Training Manager and one... — read more
Everyone ready for more layoffs next week?
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RhinoAg to lay off 80 workers in Ford County
Gibson City Melvin Sibley Schools Superintendent Jeremy Darnell is reminding everyone to be kind in the stressful moment after RhinoAg announced 80 workers will be laid off from their Ford County facility in the next eight months. “In our small... — read more
CEO of failing hospital chain got $250M amid patient deaths, layoffs, bankruptcy
As the more than 30 hospitals in the Steward Health Care System scrounged for cash to cover supplies, shuttered pediatric and neonatal units, closed maternity wards, laid off hundreds of health care workers, and put patients in danger, the system... — read more
VSP to lay off over 40 employees in Clearwater
VSP Optical Group Inc. is permanently closing a facility in Clearwater, resulting in the layoff of 43 employees. The company filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification on Aug. 14 with the state announcing the closure of its VSPOne... — read more