Tesla lays off half of global recruiting team to cut costs

March 13 news, according to Electrek, in recent weeks, Tesla has taken many controversial cost-saving measures, such as closing stores and drastically cutting retail employee salaries. Now, the automaker has carried out large-scale layoffs in its global recruitment team.

Tesla has laid off half of its global recruiting team, about 150 people, according to sources. These people received notice today and received severance packages based on how long they have worked at the company. This even includes several long-term recruiters and senior employees of Tesla. Obviously, Tesla expects to slow down its retail hiring.

Employees were told today's layoffs were to cut costs. A Tesla spokesperson declined to comment. Last year, Tesla reported that its workforce had exceeded 45,000, but after several rounds of layoffs in 2019, its current workforce is likely to be significantly reduced.

Earlier this week, Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk said the company would freeze some store closures, transition to online sales and restore prices of some models to previous levels.

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