Apple has laid off about 100 recruiters, Bloomberg reports. According to the report, the iPhone maker has sacked many of its contract-based recruiters in the past week. The layoffs come as part of Apple’s push to rein in hiring and spending. The Bloomberg report quotes people with knowledge of the matter who said that about 100 contract workers were let go in a rare move for the world’s most valuable company. “The recruiters were responsible for hiring new employees for Apple, and the cuts underscore that a slowdown is underway at the company,” the report said.
It said that Apple is still retaining recruiters who are full-time employees, and not all of its contractors were fired as part of the move.
Apple employs contract workers for tasks such as technical support and customer service. It also uses contractors for localizing products and improving its Maps service. Contract workers typically receive fewer benefits than full-time workers and have fewer protections.
In July this year, Bloomberg reported that Apple is planning to slow down hiring after years of staffing up. At Apple’s earnings conference call, Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook then said that the company would be more “deliberate” in its spending — even as it keeps investing in some areas. “We believe in investing through the downturn. And so we’ll continue to hire people and invest in areas, but we are being more deliberate in doing so in recognition of the realities of the environment,” Cook told analysts.
This is not the first time Apple has sacked its contract workers. In 2019, the Cupertino-based company fired a large group of contract workers. Apple then let the workers go as part of scaling down the program in response to privacy concerns. The company has previously fired some contractors in 2015 while working on the Apple Park campus.
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