Workday

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Workday cuts about 525 jobs but says it's not the result of overhiring (CNBC)

Cloud software provider Workday laid off 3% of its employees, but its co-CEOs told the remaining staff that the company would continue to hire throughout ...

Stock vesting will continue through April 2023, and like many other [tech companies that laid off](https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/18/tech-layoffs-microsoft-amazon-meta-others-have-cut-more-than-60000.html) workers, Workday executives said, the company will offer immigration support and optional medical benefits for six months. [Workday went public](https://www.cnbc.com/2012/10/01/workday-sees-ipo-at-2124-per-share.html) in October 2012. [three months of severance pay](https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/20/google-amazon-microsoft-meta-twitter-severance-packages-compared.html) and an additional two weeks of pay for each year of employment. That means the layoffs should affect about 525 people. "While our confidence in the fundamentals of our business and future growth prospects remains strong, we continue to operate in a global economic environment that is challenging for companies of all sizes," the co-CEOs said in the message. The cuts are not the result of overhiring and the "majority" will occur in Workday's technology and product units, co-CEOs Aneel Bhusri and Carl Eschenbach

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Workday Cuts 3% of Global Staff in 'Challenging' Environment (Bloomberg)

Workday Inc., which makes software for business tasks such as human resources, said it was eliminating 3% of its global workforce in response to a ...

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Workday Cuts 3% of Jobs to 'Grow and Sustain' Business (Barron's)

The company signed a letter addressed to employees saying the job cuts were important to sustain the business.

Workday to cut 3% of jobs amid a restructuring (Morningstar.com)

The software company disclosed the job cuts in a Tuesday morning filing, with its co-chief executives saying that the reductions are part of a business ...

"Based on what we know today, we have no plans to take similar actions of this size in the foreseeable future." It had 12,200 employees as of Jan. Workday had about 15,200 employees globally as of Jan.

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Workday to eliminate ~3% of global workforce (Seeking Alpha)

Citing uncertain and challenging global economic environment, the HCM software provider disclosed that majority of the job cuts will occur in its product and ...

employees, based on local standards," the company added. In a note to employees, co-CEOs stated that: "These moves are not the result of over-hiring and in fact, we plan to increase the size of our global workforce in FY24. Tomorrow morning Pacific Time, we will share more about today's news and what this means for Workday and the road ahead."

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Workday Announces Job Cuts Affecting 3% of Global Workforce ... (BNN)

(Bloomberg) -- Workday Inc., a maker of software for business tasks such as human resources, said it was eliminating 3% of its global workforce in response ...

In November, the most recent month for which data is available, the sector announced 52,771 cuts, for a total of 80,978 over the course of the year, according to consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. Revenue growth has remained steady at 19% to 22% the past three years, although analysts estimate, on average, that sales will increase 17% to $7.26 billion in fiscal 2024 beginning in February. “These moves are not the result of over-hiring,” the company said, contrasting with most of its other tech peers which took on additional staff during the pandemic boom. They were up about 1.3% as trading got underwary in New York on Tuesday. Amazon.com Inc.’s 18,000 job cuts represent only about 1% of its global workforce but 6% of its corporate employees. The company, based in Pleasanton, California, had about 17,000 employees as of July, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

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Pleasanton-based Workday announces it's laying off 3% of global ... (KRON4)

PLEASANTON, Calif. (KRON) — Workday, a cloud-based business management platform with its headquarters in Pleasanton, is laying off three percent of its ...

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Workday cuts hundreds of jobs (The Hill)

The cloud software company Workday plans to cut hundreds of jobs as it lays off about 3 percent of its global workforce. The company told employees in a ...

[Big Tech layoffs](https://thehill.com/tag/big-tech-layoffs/) [layoffs](https://thehill.com/tag/layoffs/) [Securities and Exchange Commission](https://thehill.com/organization/securities-and-exchange-commission/) [Workday](https://thehill.com/company/workday/) [Technology](https://thehill.com/policy/technology/) [Overnight Technology](https://thehill.com/policy/technology/overnights/) [Technology](https://thehill.com/policy/technology/) [Healthcare](https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/) [See All](https://thehill.com/policy/technology/) “As we’ve said from day one, we will always lean on our values to guide our decisions,” the message states. Workday said the reason for the layoffs was not overhiring, which has been cited as a reason for other technology companies laying off workers, and it plans to increase its workforce in fiscal 2024. Employees based outside the U.S. “As we navigate this uncertain environment, it’s important we help ensure Workday is set up for continued growth for many years to come.” The layoffs will take place over the next weeks.

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Despite a layoff, Workday is still hiring (TechTarget)

Like other tech companies, Workday's headcount grew during the COVID-19 pandemic and the company is now cutting its global workforce.

Similarly, [Google CEO Sundar Pichai](https://www.techtarget.com/searchhrsoftware/news/252529428/Tech-workforce-cuts-accelerate-with-Alphabet-layoff) told the company's employees that it "hired for a different economic reality than the one we face today." "As demand planning becomes more sophisticated, you move beyond simple trends into a more multifaceted and nuanced understanding," according to the brochure. [10% workforce reduction](https://www.techtarget.com/searchcustomerexperience/news/252527893/In-stunning-move-Salesforce-co-CEO-Bret-Taylor-steps-down) this month, CEO Marc Benioff noted that "we hired too many people" as "revenue accelerated through the pandemic." "For the last few years, with record low unemployment followed by the chaos of the pandemic, HR departments were getting treated to larger budgets." Workday's payroll has grown significantly in recent years, and similar to other tech companies that are cutting payrolls, this layoff is a fraction of this growth. That acquisition added to its planning tools capabilities. Economic outlooks are part of the demand calculus. Like other tech companies, Workday's headcount grew during the COVID-19 pandemic and the company is now cutting its global workforce. Aneel Bhusri and Carl EschenbachCo-CEOs, Workday But the company says it didn't overhire and is instead taking steps toward realignment. [economic uncertainty](https://www.techtarget.com/searchhrsoftware/news/252529680/HR-tech-companies-layoffs-reveal-hard-facts), I think that a lot of HR departments are going to see budgets cut or remain stagnant," White said. [letter to employees](https://app.quotemedia.com/data/downloadFiling?webmasterId=101533&ref=117200706&type=HTML&symbol=WDAY&companyName=Workday+Inc.&formType=8-K&dateFiled=2023-01-31&CK=1327811#tm234723d1_ex99-1.htm), co-CEOs Aneel Bhusri and Carl Eschenbach said that Workday this month developed "a refreshed vision, strategy and core set of values that we firmly believe will pave the way for our next phase of growth."

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Workday Announces Job Cuts Affecting 3% of Global Workforce (Law.com)

The Workday announcement comes as the tech industry is wiping out jobs at the fastest pace in at least two decades.

In November, the most recent month for which data is available, the sector announced 52,771 cuts, for a total of 80,978 over the course of the year, according to consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. “Based on what we know today, we have no plans to take similar actions of this size in the foreseeable future.” Revenue growth has remained steady at 19% to 22% the past three years, although analysts estimate, on average, that sales will increase 17% to $7.26 billion in fiscal 2024 beginning in February. It said employees would be notified by the end of the day, with U.S. employees receiving three months of pay and two additional weeks of pay for each year of service, among other benefits. workers would be offered “similar packages” based on local policy.

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Bay Area company Workday laying off hundreds of employees (SFGate)

Pleasanton-based Workday announced it is laying off 3% of its workforce in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission Tuesday, amounting to around 400 ...

[filing](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1327811/000110465923008212/tm234723d1_8k.htm) with the Securities and Exchange Commission Tuesday, amounting to around 400 people globally. [tech](https://www.sfgate.com/tech/) giant is laying off hundreds of people. Pleasanton-based Workday announced it is laying off 3% of its workforce in a

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