Uber to cut 200 jobs, divisions impacted and what the company said

Cab-hailing service Uber Technologies has said that it is cutting 200 jobs. The company said that layoffs will impact its recruitment division. It further said that the reductions affect less than 1% of Uber’s 32,700-strong global workforce and follow the ride-share company laying off 150 employees in its freight services division earlier this year.

The latest cuts account for 35% of Uber’s recruiting team, according to the Wall Street Journal, which first reported the development.

Hiring freeze

Though Uber did not say that it is going for a hiring freeze, the company did say that it plans to keep the employee count flat through the year and streamline costs.