Uber Cuts 3,300 Corporate Roles in Information Technology Shift

Uber Technologies, Inc. Reduces Corporate Headcount

Uber Technologies, Inc. implemented workforce reductions affecting 3,300 employees globally, according to reports by The Economic Times, Analytics Insight and Investing.com. The reports say the cuts occurred across multiple rounds and reduced roughly 10% of Uber's global corporate workforce, with impacts on customer service, human resources, recruiting and middle management.

The reporting describes the reductions as part of organizational restructuring intended to flatten management layers and reallocate resources; The Economic Times, Analytics Insight and Investing.com also noted the company has publicly committed up to $10 billion to autonomous vehicle efforts in connection with those resource shifts.

WARN Filing: Chicago Office Cuts

A separate WARN notice reported by Yahoo Finance, nbcchicago.com and the Aledo Times Record shows Uber Technologies, Inc. filed to lay off 363 employees at its Chicago office located at 433 W. Van Buren St. The filing lists a separation window beginning Nov. 2 and ending Feb. 2 but does not specify a single effective date for all terminations.

Reported Details and Timing

• The global reductions affecting 3,300 corporate roles were reported by The Economic Times, Analytics Insight and Investing.com and are described as occurring across three rounds of cuts.
• The Chicago WARN filing, reported by Yahoo Finance, nbcchicago.com and the Aledo Times Record, covers 363 positions with the stated layoff period from Nov. 2 to Feb. 2.

Closing

These reports and the WARN notice together account for 3,690 employees affected in Information Technology layoffs tied to Uber Technologies, Inc. between the referenced filings and coverage. The Economic Times, Analytics Insight, Investing.com, Yahoo Finance, nbcchicago.com and the Aledo Times Record provided the reporting and the WARN filing information cited above.