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LinkedIn Layoffs Nearly 1000 Employees Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

JAKARTA – Microsoft Corp’s professional networking site, LinkedIn is rumored to be cutting 960 workers or 6 percent of its global workforce, which is nearly 1,000 workers. As with other companies, this is due to the devastating impact on the economy of the coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic. California-based LinkedIn helps large employers assess a candidate’s suitability for a role, while casual users use the platform to find new jobs. Also read: LinkedIn sued by iOS users for being caught copying content Clipboard Gojek Completes GoLife and GoFood Festival Services by Laying Off its 430 Employees Affected by the Corona Crisis, Grab laid off 360 employees However, LinkedIn is not hands off. LinkedIn Chief Executive Ryan Roslansky said the company will provide at least 10 weeks of severance pay, as well as health insurance for one year for employees in the US. “I want you to know this is the only layoff we are planning. Affected staff, who have not been notified, ca...