Netflix Plans Layoffs Affecting About 1,000 Jobs
Netflix is laying off 6% of its workforce, which amounts to about 1,000 jobs. The layoffs primarily affect product, tech, legal, and HR teams, marking the streaming giant's most significant cutbacks to date. The news was originally reported by the…
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Netflix is laying off 6% of its workforce, a reduction equivalent to about 1,000 jobs, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal that was published by KYMA. The cuts primarily affect the company’s product, technology, legal and human resources teams.
The layoffs are described in the report as Netflix’s most significant cutbacks to date. The available information does not specify when the job reductions will take effect or how many positions will be eliminated in each team.
It also does not identify the locations affected, provide the names of company officials involved or include a statement from Netflix. No reason for the reductions was provided in the summary of the report.
The reported figure of about 1,000 jobs is an approximate total, while the 6% figure describes the share of Netflix’s workforce affected. The information provided does not give a separate workforce count or further details about how those figures were calculated.
Further specifics about the scope and timing of the layoffs were not included in the available account. The reported details establish the overall size of the planned reduction and the teams primarily affected, but do not describe what will happen next for employees or the company.
Story summarized from the original created by CBS News on kyma.com, see more information here.
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