Archive · 15 Sep 2026
Oracle India Layoffs Bring Fresh Cuts, Severance Claims
Oracle employees in India said they were told on September 15 that their jobs had been eliminated.
Many said the messages arrived very early in the morning.
The affected workers were told to stay home while still receiving certain payments, a situation called garden leave.
They said the new severance package may be smaller than the one offered during layoffs in March.
One reported formula includes two months of pay, one extra month and half a month for each completed year of service.
Other workers described a different package with salary, leave payment and insurance support.
The reports mentioned several Oracle business units and cloud teams.
Oracle has not confirmed how many people were affected or whether the reported figures are correct.
Oracle India’s Development Centre reported fresh layoffs and termination emails on September 15, 2026.
Affected employees said emails arrived as early as 4AM or around 6AM and placed them on garden leave.
Reddit discussions described a reported “2+1+(N/2)” severance formula, less generous than March’s “N+2” structure.
Employees identified IDC, CGBU, IGIU and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure teams among those affected.
Oracle has not publicly confirmed the latest layoffs, their scale or the severance figures discussed online.
- Who
- Employees at Oracle’s India Development Centre, including staff linked to CGBU, IGIU and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure teams, reported being affected.
- What
- A fresh round of layoffs and termination notices was reported, along with claims that severance terms had been reduced.
- When
- September 15, 2026; reports said some emails arrived around 4AM or 6AM.
- Where
- Oracle’s India Development Centre in India.
- Why
- The termination emails described the cuts as part of a restructuring exercise; Oracle has also linked its broader restructuring plan partly to adopting AI across some functions.
Employee Reports
Oracle’s Public Position
Scale of the layoffs
Employee Reports
Employees on Reddit reported that staff across the India Development Centre and several business units had lost their jobs, while some informally tracked shrinking workplace access.
Oracle’s Public Position
Oracle has not publicly confirmed the September 15 layoff round or how many employees were affected.
Severance terms
Employee Reports
Employees said the September package was smaller than March’s, citing a “2+1+(N/2)” formula and other reported components.
Oracle’s Public Position
Oracle has not confirmed the reported formulas or individual settlement amounts; the article says exact packages were provided separately and may vary.
Reason for the cuts
Employee Reports
Affected employees received notices describing their positions as eliminated during a restructuring exercise.
Oracle’s Public Position
Oracle’s broader filings linked part of its restructuring plan to adopting AI across some functions, but the company did not specifically explain the September 15 cuts.
- Reported layoff date
- September 15, 2026
- Reported severance formula
- “2+1+(N/2),” according to employee discussions on Reddit; N represents completed years of service.
- Earlier formula
- The March 2026 round reportedly used “N+2,” which employees described as more generous.
- Reportedly affected areas
- India Development Centre, Communications Global Business Unit, Industry Government Infrastructure Unit and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure teams.
- Earlier India cuts
- Close to 12,000 roles were reportedly cut at the end of March, followed by about 3,000 additional positions reported on September 1.
- Oracle fiscal-year headcount
- The company’s global headcount reportedly fell from about 162,000 to 141,000 during the fiscal year ending May 31, 2026.
- Restructuring costs
- Oracle said expected fiscal 2026 restructuring costs would rise by about $700 million to roughly $2.8 billion.