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Gift of the jab: Wow! Momo to get employees vaccinated on 1 May
MUMBAI: In the wake of the second wave of the Covid2019 pandemic, Wow! Momo has offered free vaccination for its 2,500+ employees. As the country looks forward to starting its 18+ vaccination drive from 1 May 2021 onwards, the Indian fast-food chain made this announcement keeping in mind its employee’s safety and welfare.
Incidentally, Wow! Momo’s staff vaccination drive coincides with International Workers’ Day or Labour Day, observed all over the world on 1 May.
CEO Sagar Daryani said, “Vaccination begins at home; it’s our attempt to give our Wow! employees a completely safe working condition and a reassurance that we will stick with them come what may. This is also a reward for their resilience and passion; they have been with us through thick and thin last year and this is the least we would want to do”.
With this initiative, the company is trying to ensure the safety of both employees and customers, noted Wow! Momo national head Niloy Chakraborty.
“For us our employees are our first consumers – and this initiative is a testimony of our people first mentality. Amidst the crisis of the second wave of the virus where India is fighting the battle together every single day, employees have been standing by the company in their support and are of the utmost importance. The company has quoted ‘Woh Safe toh Guest Safe. Guest Safe to Country Safe’,” Chakraborty elaborated.
Wow! Momo & Wow! China has more than 350 outlets pan-India. The initiative also pledges the brand’s commitment towards safety, health and hygiene of its consumers. Be it delivery or take away; brand is ensuring all hygiene and safety standards.
“This is an initiative that is close to our heart; it marries our core values of people first and customer centricity to the need of the hour,” added Daryani.
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Oracle layoffs affect up to 30,000 employees globally
Job cuts span US, India and more, staff cite abrupt emails, uncertainty.
MUMBAI: April began with an inbox shock and for thousands, it ended with an exit. Oracle has carried out a sweeping round of layoffs, impacting an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 employees across its global operations, even as the company continues to report strong business performance. The job cuts were communicated via emails sent early on April 1, affecting staff across multiple regions including the United States, India, Canada and parts of Latin America. The reduction spans a wide range of roles and functions, though the company has not disclosed specific criteria behind the decisions.
In the days following the layoffs, employees have taken to platforms such as LinkedIn to share their experiences, many describing the process as abrupt and unsettling. Several posts pointed to a lack of prior indication, with notifications arriving suddenly in early-morning messages.
A recurring concern has been the impact on long-tenured staff. Users reported that employees with decades of experience were among those let go, raising broader questions about job security even for seasoned professionals within large technology firms.
The layoffs have also sparked anxiety about the wider direction of the sector. As companies continue to invest heavily in automation and artificial intelligence, workforce recalibration is becoming more common often accompanied by uncertainty around future roles and skills.
For many affected employees, the immediate challenge lies in navigating career transitions in an increasingly competitive job market, with posts reflecting concerns about stability and next steps.
The development comes against a backdrop of strong financial performance at Oracle, which recently reported a 22 percent year-on-year increase in revenue, alongside continued growth in its cloud infrastructure business. The company has also been committing significant capital towards artificial intelligence and data centre expansion.
The contrast between growth and job cuts has added to the unease, underscoring a broader shift in how large technology firms balance expansion with efficiency sometimes at the cost of the very workforce that helped build that growth.
