The move is aimed at trimming costs and breaking even by 2021, firm says Uber India on Tuesday said it has sacked around 600 employees—a fourth of its Indian workforce—as part of worldwide layoffs in May on account of “the impact of covid-19".
The move, which it said was aimed at trimming costs and breaking even by 2021, comes a week after rival Ola reduced its headcount.
The layoffs covered employees across segments, including customer and driver support, business development, legal, finance, policy and marketing verticals, Uber India said in a statement. “The impact of covid-19 and the unpredictable nature of the recovery has left Uber India with no choice but to reduce the size of its workforce.