Zoom will lay off about 1,300 workers, nearly 15% of its entire workforce

The CEO of Zoom has said he will lay off approximately 1,300 employees, 15 percent of the company’s workforce, as well as slashing his own $1.1M salary by 98 percent. 

Eric Yuan posted the notice to employees on Zoom Blog, letting them know that those impacted by the layoffs will received an email on Tuesday. 

Yuan said the layoffs will impact every department in the company, and that fired employees will receive up to 16 weeks salary and healthcare coverage. 

He added that he would not only cut his own salary down by 98 percent, but that executives will also see their salaries trimmed by 20 percent, and that they will all forego their 2023 annual bonuses.  

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Zoom CEO Eric Yuan announced that about 1,300 employees will be laid off on Wednesday

Zoom is the latest tech giant to announce large layoffs after the industry saw brutal end to 2022.

In his message to employees posted 30 minutes before the emails were sent out, Yuan wrote: ‘We have made the tough but necessary decision to reduce our team by approximately 15% and say goodbye to around 1,300 hardworking, talented colleagues.’

‘I know this is a difficult message to hear, and certainly not one I ever wanted to deliver.’

This is a developing story.