Globally, the company has fired around 30,000 employees
PTI
New Delhi, Updated At : 01:28 PM Apr 01, 2026 IST
An exterior view of the Oracle Field Office at Wilson Boulevard in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., October 18, 2019. Reuters/file
US-based IT firm Oracle has laid off about 12,000 staff in India, and impacted employees said another round of layoffs is likely within a month.
Globally, the company has dismissed around 30,000 employees.
Two people affected by the retrenchment, including one from the company’s human resources department, said, “In India, around 12,000 employees have been laid off. The company is planning another mass layoff within a month.”
Oracle has roughly 30,000 employees in India, including those affected by the cuts.
The company declined to comment on the development.
In an email to staff, Oracle said employees were informed about certain organisational changes and that “because of these changes, a decision has been taken to streamline the operations, and as a result, unfortunately, the position you currently hold will become redundant”.
The company has offered 15 days’ salary to each employee who has completed a year of service in India, in addition to one month of unpaid wages till termination date, leave encashment, gratuity based on eligibility and pay for a one-month notice period.
Oracle has also offered a two-month salary as a top-up.
However, the severance package is available for those who voluntarily and amicably resign from the company.
Ex-employee Merugu Sridhar said he was laid off in September for protesting against the 16-hour work shift that the company has in India.
“I contacted my friends and those who are in human resources. They shared that most of the Indians working in the US with the company have been impacted because the local laws there are very strict when it comes to the retrenchment of their citizens,” Sridhar said.
