Workers

Uber to lay off thousands of workers and force remaining staff back to office

Uber cuts 10% of workforce and eliminates management layers while ending full remote work, requiring staff to work at least three days from office.

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A Boeing 737 (OO-TNB) from TUI fly Belgium is landing in Brussels-National Airport on July 3, 2026 in Steenokkerzeel, Belgium.

Brussels Airlines workers threaten strike over flights to Israel, union cites ethical objections

Nobody is left to stand by the machines: The battle over foreign workers threatens to bring down Israeli industry (illustration).

Who will stand at the machine? The systemic failure paralyzing Israel’s production lines

Foreign workers seen working in a field near the Ben Gurion Airport, on August 14, 2025.

Israel imports record foreign workforce to replace Palestinians, but housing crisis looms


Serious management failures caused Ben-Gurion Airport strike, says former IAA chief

"The matter is simple. Ultimately, this should not have happened. This was a wildcat and unjustified strike, even though Pinchas does not call it a strike," Marom said.

Thousands of passengers wait at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv after a strike was announced, August 20, 2026.

The company collapsed - then sold its employees' messages to Google for $10 Million

Bankrupt Spirit Airlines sold millions of employee messages and internal files to Google for $10M, providing real-world data for AI training.

Google.

Chaos ensues at Ben-Gurion Airport after staff strike grinds Israeli air travel to a halt

The strike was originally scheduled for Wednesday to disrupt Transportation Minister Miri Regev's flight to Morocco, N12 reported.

Passengers scramble at Ben-Gurion Airport after a staff strike halted Israeli air travel, August 20, 2026

'There won't be gas on the holidays': Pazgas employees shut down branches

Sanctions at Pazgas: Starting today, the Kiryat Gat branch will be closed, and additional branches in Jerusalem, Ramla, Dimona, and Tiberias will be shut down later.

Gas companies are being negligent

Dramatic split: The new map of upheavals in Israeli tech

Tech employment remained stable and the sector is not collapsing but reorganizing: While software companies recorded 6.6% layoffs, hardware stood at just 1.1%.

High-tech office complex

Labor dispute at AIG: Employees demand improved conditions, AI regulation

Amid record business results, negotiations for a new collective agreement have stalled. The union and committee warn of labor action and express concern over job losses due to an AI pilot program.

AIG

Visa lays off dozens of senior executives, including some with salaries near $500k

New documents reveal that among the 320 employees set to be laid off at Visa's California headquarters are six vice presidents, 37 senior directors, and senior technology executives.

Senior executives being fired

Bullying epidemic in the Israeli job market

From allegations of abuse at the Prime Minister's Residence to quiet exclusion in government offices: The alarming data of the Israeli job market.

Prime Minister's wife Sara Netanyahu

The tech industry no longer provides a safety net: Workers are looking for one elsewhere - opinion

If there is one conclusion to draw from the past year, it is that flexible work is no longer a niche solution for students or merely a way to supplement income.

Israeli Tech

AI spending spree hits $600b as Oracle fires 21,000 employees to fund boom

Oracle laid off ~13% of its staff to fund a $300B computing deal with OpenAI. Now, a credit downgrade and $7B in required power grid guarantees put the massive project in jeopardy.

Larry Ellison, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Oracle