Layoffs and Closures

2+ hour, 22+ min ago   (113+ words) Bakersfield.com The Midway-Sunset Oil Field near Taft. A Houston-based oil-field services company has announced it will let go of 53 people in Bakersfield as part of a withdrawal from California following layoffs elsewhere in Kern County last year and the…...

8+ hour, 56+ min ago   (478+ words) Cutbacks continue under new leadership. The Walt Disney Co. is getting slimmer again under Chief Executive Josh D’Amaro, whose latest restructuring round at the Burbank-based entertainment giant lays off 300 employees. This round will affect mostly technology and human resources roles,…...

13+ hour, 5+ min ago   (310+ words) Layoffs mostly affected the HR and technology divisions Magic Kingdom at Disney World features six themed lands, dozens of attractions and the iconic Cinderella Castle The Walt Disney Company has laid off nearly 300 workers and offered early retirement packages to…...

7+ hour, 42+ min ago   (490+ words) Disney (DIS) plans to restructure its television business, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The move could lead to hundreds of layoffs. It could also combine some divisions. Disney Entertainment Television Chairman Debra O’Connell is leading the plan. The…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (398+ words) The company is now attempting to bring those operations closer together under a more centralised structure. According to Walden, Disney is examining whether its existing organisation, workforce and internal processes allow teams to make decisions and respond to changing market…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (378+ words) Disney President and Chief Creative Officer Dana Walden has described the company’s latest job cuts as “extremely painful”, while defending the restructuring as necessary as Disney seeks to simplify its operations. Speaking at the Bloomberg Screentime conference in Los Angeles…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (102+ words) ETHRWorld.com Your Privacy is Important to us Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information Disney plans restructuring of television business, WSJ reports Walt Disney plans a restructuring of its television business that could result in hundreds…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (699+ words) Speaking at Bloomberg’s Screentime event Oct. 1, the Disney executive said tech companies have “set their sights on our business.” About 300 HR and tech jobs were cut in late September, Disney’s third round of 2026. Dana Walden says the latest round of…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (523+ words) Walt Disney Co. laid off nearly 300 workers this week, the latest wave in an industrywide consolidation that continues to reverberate throughout Southern California. Several people close to the Burbank entertainment giant confirmed this week's cuts, which came as Disney separately…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (270+ words) uh, a report out of the Wall Street Journal saying Nike is nearing, not Nike. Nike's in my head. They're just in my head. I can't shake them. I'm sorry guys. Disney, that Disney is looking at more layoffs inside…...