Salesforce has revealed plans to jettison well over 700 workers in the Bay Area one of the largest rounds of layoffs yet for the region’s woozy tech sector, according to a new filing with state labor officials.
The layoffs that Salesforce has begun to orchestrate are slated to occur in San Francisco, the company stated in a WARN notice that it has sent to the state Employment Development Department.
San Francisco-based Salesforce intends to eliminate 752 jobs, all in its headquarters city, the company told the EDD.
“It is anticipated that the terminations will be permanent and will commence effective March 24, 2023,” Salesforce said in the WARN notice.
Salesforce notified all of the affected employees on or around Jan. 4 of this week that the company had decided to terminate their jobs, the tech firm told the EDD.
An array of high-profile tech and biotech companies have revealed plans to chop jobs in the Bay Area in recent months and this year.
Among these companies: Facebook app owner Meta Platforms, Twitter, Cepheid and Cisco Systems.
“There are no bumping rights in existence, nor are there any unions representing the affected employees,” Brent Hyder, Salesforce president and chief people officer, stated in the WARN letter.
