Amazon plans layoffs: From Accenture to TCS, these companies have handed pink slips to employees this year

Amazon plans layoffs: Global e-commerce giant Amazon plans to cut around 15% of job positions in its human resources department, along with some other roles. Luck Reported on Wednesday, October 15, 2025.

According to the news portal’s report, Amazon’s HR department, also known as the People eXperience Technology team or PTX, will bear most of the cuts, while other departments such as consumer affairs may also experience some impact.

Amazon’s HR department has more than 10,000 employees worldwide. The e-commerce giant is reportedly laying off the company’s staff as it aims to reduce employee costs due to heavy investments in artificial intelligence (AI) products and infrastructure.

IT layoffs

Major IT companies such as TCS, Accenture, Microsoft, Salesforce and Google are among other companies that have undertaken restructuring to increase efficiency and reduce costs with the rise of artificial intelligence.

TCS is laying off around 12,000 employees, or around 2% of its global workforce, in fiscal 2025-26 due to restructuring plans and pressure to expand AI.

In the case of Wipro, although there is no official confirmation of the layoffs, media reports suggest that the IT major has cut 24,516 jobs to improve cost efficiency and productivity in the industry.

Global IT services giant Accenture announced that it will lay off more than 11,000 employees in its global workforce in September 2025, while Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff announced that it will lay off 4,000 customer support staff with the introduction of AI tools.

Salesforce has reportedly reduced its customer support workforce to 5,000 employees from a previous 9,000 employees, indicating a reduction of approximately 4,000 employees.

1. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) — It laid off 6,000 employees, or 1% of its workforce. It will lay off another 6,000 employees for a total of 12,000 jobs, or 2% of the total workforce.

2. Google — 100 employees working in design-related roles were dismissed.

3. Accenture- Cutting 11,000 jobs in the global workforce.

4. Sales Force — Layoffs of approximately 4,000 customer support staff.

5.Microsoft — It cut more than 40% of its software engineering business, or about 4,000 jobs.

6. IBM— The firm has cut nearly 1,000 positions as it moves into its hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence business.

7. Aware — We laid off 3,500 employees in order to simplify the structure of the organization.

8.Wipro — Cut 24,516 jobs to increase cost efficiency and productivity in the industry.

Many tech companies around the world are facing challenges due to pressure from their US businesses and recent concerns about US President Donald Trump’s proposed increase in the H-1B visa fee. There is a risk of AI replacing jobs, which some companies may choose to increase productivity and efficiency over human workforces.