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LinkedIn slashing about 960 jobs globally amid Covid-19 pandemic

The company, which is part of tech giant Microsoft, has about 1,200 employees in India. It also has a development centre in Bengaluru.

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LinkedIn said it will provide at least 10 weeks of severance pay, and its global immigration team will provide personalised support to those on company-sponsored visas.

Press Trust of India New Delhi

Professional networking site LinkedIn on Tuesday said it is slashing about 960 jobs globally, about six per cent of its worldwide staff, amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

The company, which is part of tech giant Microsoft, has about 1,200 employees in India. It also has a development centre in Bengaluru.

When contacted, LinkedIn did not comment on the impact of the job cuts on its India operations.

"...have made the extremely difficult decision to reduce approximately 960 roles, or about 6 per cent of our employee base, across our global sales and talent acquisition organisations (GSO and GTO)...these are the only layoffs we are