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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>US-based global ride-hailing firm Uber has decided to lay off 200 workers in its recruitment division, according to multiple reports.<\/p>\n

The decision is a result of the company trying to maintain a steady headcount and manage costs, said the reports on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Although the layoff is less than 1% of the firm’s total workforce of almost 33,000 employees around the world, it represents 35% of its recruitment division.<\/p>\n

Uber’s rival Lyft started preparing in April to cut at least 1,200 workers, or approximately 30% of its 4,000 workforce, to better meet the needs of riders and drivers.<\/p>\n

American online food ordering and delivery platform Grubhub announced on June 12 that it has decided to reduce its workforce by around 15% by laying off approximately 400 employees.<\/p>\n

Dozens of companies, especially in the technology sector, have been cutting jobs, as many industries are struggling with lower income, falling advertisement revenue, and fears of a recession in the US economy.<\/p>\n

In recent months, Reddit, Disney, 3M, Amazon, Yahoo, Affirm, Zoom, Dell, IBM, Microsoft, Salesforce, PayPal, and Google’s parent company, Alphabet, have laid off workers by thousands.<\/p>\n

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