{
  "id": 2382247,
  "title": "Oracle layoffs 2026: Who is at ‘high risk’?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/oracle-layoffs-2026-who-is-at-high-risk",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-21T13:12:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/oracle-layoffs-august-2026-update-which-employees-are-at-high-risk-as-fresh-cuts-loom-and-what-could-the-severance-package-look-like/articleshow/133405361.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Oracle employees are once again confronting job insecurity as rumors suggest another potential round of layoffs could be on the horizon. The most pressing questions revolve around which staff members are deemed \"high risk\" and what the severance package might entail if another wave of cuts is implemented. Oracle has not officially confirmed these latest layoffs.\n\nReports indicate that managers have been instructed to compile lists of roles that could potentially be eliminated, with some teams facing reductions of double-digit percentages. Employees in sectors that have previously undergone downsizing may be particularly vigilant. Earlier rounds of layoffs reportedly impacted personnel across Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Oracle Health, sales, customer success, and NetSuite. However, there is no official confirmation that employees in these divisions are automatically at risk in the upcoming round.\n\nThe potential severance package is another significant concern for employees. During prior layoffs earlier this year in March, affected workers were informed they would receive compensation comprising four weeks of base salary, plus an additional week for each year of service, capped at 26 weeks. The actual amount hinges on factors such as an employee's salary and tenure.\n\nThe layoffs coincide with Oracle's ongoing substantial investments in artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure. The company has been heavily investing in data centers and AI capacity while simultaneously seeking to manage costs and restructure its workforce. Oracle's workforce reportedly shrank from approximately 162,000 employees to 141,000 in fiscal 2026. The company also incurred around $1.84 billion in severance and exit costs, as per its annual filing.\n\nThis situation is intriguing: Oracle is simultaneously expanding its AI infrastructure while reducing parts of its workforce, a contrast that has garnered attention. Oracle's 6 a.m. layoff emails became widely discussed after employees reportedly received termination messages early in the morning, adding to the anxiety surrounding the company's restructuring. The potential next round of layoffs has been speculated to occur around September 1, 2026, aligning with the start of Oracle's second fiscal quarter, although this date has not been officially confirmed.",
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