In the midst of split plans Alibaba at six companies, multiple sources said the company was laying off 6,000 employees from its cloud division, the first of the company’s divisions to form an independent entity.
According to several internal sources, the division was going to slim down its workforce before splitting up, with the possibility that a part of those affected could move to other areas of Alibaba. But according to Bloomberg, from his direction they have issued a statement in which they deny the dismissals, which according to certain sources were going to reach 20% of the company. What’s more, the Alibaba management assures that they are going to hire more staff.
In total, Alibaba Group ensures that will hire, only this year 2023, 15,000 employees new. These contracts will go on to swell the staff of its six main business divisions. Of these contracts, some 3,000 are destined for university graduates who have recently finished their studies.
As for the layoffs that were announced a few hours ago, the company has described the news as “rumors«, and has stated that the departure of employees that will take place in the coming months from the group is part of the «normal flow» of workers. Thus, he states that “the movement of talent has been practiced by all companies. At Alibaba, talent has been in and out, moving as normal«.
Apart from assuring that they are not going to carry out any round of layoffs, in the statement issued by Alibaba to deal with the rumors that have been circulating since last Tuesday, and that the group has published on its official Weibo account, it points to its recruiting system as proof that the company is still hiring. On the other hand, they have also taken the opportunity to highlight that they have never stopped hiring”nor cultivating exceptional talents«.
