Canadian jobs to be affected among 12,000 layoffs worldwide by Google owner Alphabet

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Google layoffs piling on top of a brutal week of massive layoffs across the tech industry

Over the years, a handful of U.S. tech companies have become

our cost base, and direct our talent and capital to our highest priorities.” The biggest of those priorities is artificial intelligence, or AI, Mr. Pichai highlighted in his internal memo to staff. Asked about severance packages for employees based in Canada, Ms. Staniec referred back to a sentence in Mr. Pichai’s memo to staff: “In other countries, this process will take longer due to local laws and practices.”

 

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Between all these layoffs and incoming automation, it doesn't make sense to import so many people, we need to pause immigration!

I love to see severance package information on layoffs that gives leverage for others people to seek legal advice. Thanks for including the details. I wonder how many are impacted from Canada working under TN. The NAFTA agreement is getting risky for people working in States.

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