Spotify will proceed to cowl healthcare for workers throughout their severance interval.
Music streaming big Spotify at the moment introduced it’s going to minimize 6 per cent of its workforce and pay roughly 5 months of severance to the impacted staff.
Sweden-based Spotify has seen advertisers pull again on spending, mirroring a development seen at Meta and Google guardian Alphabet Inc, as fast rate of interest hikes and the fallout from the Russia-Ukraine conflict stress the economic system.
“We are going to begin with a baseline for all staff with the common worker receiving roughly 5 months of severance. This shall be calculated based mostly on native discover interval necessities and worker tenure,” stated CEO Daniel Ek in a be aware to all Spotify staff.
The corporate may also be paying for all remaining PTO (Paid Time Off) and proceed to cowl healthcare for workers throughout their severance interval.
All of the impacted staff shall be eligible for outplacement providers for 2 months, stated Mr Ek.
“For workers whose immigration standing is related with their employment, HRBPs are working with every impacted particular person in live performance with our mobility workforce,” he added.
The corporate stated its chief content material and promoting enterprise officer Daybreak Ostroff may also depart.
Spotify laid off 38 employees from its Gimlet Media and Parcast podcast studios in October. The corporate has about 9,800 staff, in line with its third-quarter earnings report.
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