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Global firms often make Indian layoff decisions abroad

Blind asked Indian technology workers who decides when jobs are cut.

Many workers said the final decision is made in another country.

This may make Indian employees feel far removed from the people deciding their jobs.

One Oracle worker alleged that layoffs happened in India first because they were cheaper and legally quieter.

The survey found that many companies have only limited senior leadership in India.

Some workers said their reporting line stops at the manager or director level.

Others said they did not know who approved hiring or layoffs.

The findings came as several large technology companies announced job cuts affecting employees in India.

Key facts

Survey organization: Blind, an anonymous professional network and mobile app
Respondents: 1,467 working professionals from India
India-based reporting lines: 44% of respondents said their reporting line extended to a vice president level in India
Reported external decisions: Hiring and firing decisions were said to be made outside India by 65% at PayPal, 59% at Salesforce, 58% at Visa, 50% at ServiceNow, 48% at Uber and 46% at Oracle
Companies with lower figures: Amazon and Qualcomm were each reported at 25%, while Adobe was reported at 33%
Oracle layoffs: Oracle reportedly reduced its workforce by 21,000 during the last fiscal year; a separate September figure cited 6,000 global layoffs, including up to 3,000 in India
Uncertainty among employees: 15% said they did not know who approved hiring, while 18% did not know who approved layoffs

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