Uber Shuts Mumbai Office & downsize operations


By MYBRANDBOOK


Uber Shuts Mumbai Office & downsize operations

As part of the cost-cutting operations continuous amid the Covid-19 pandemic, a source close to the developments. Uber’s Mumbai employees are said to be continuing working from home, at least till December. It is not known whether they will be moved to another office in the city next year.



Pradeep Parameswaran, president of Uber India and South Asia had said, “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.



In May, Uber had laid off 600 employees in India across departments such as customer and driver support, business development, legal, finance, policy, and marketing verticals. The India layoffs were part of the global downsizing exercise in the wake of the pandemic.

 

The company announced 3000 more job cuts globally in mid-May, taking the total global layoffs to 6700. India accounts for 8% of Uber’s global employee strength. The San-Francisco headquartered cab aggregator’s revenues have continued to decline since March as people work from home due to nation-wide lockdowns.

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