A comprehensive look at the Q2 2026 major company layoffs list. See how global giants are flattening management and restructuring their workforce.

While companies continue pouring money into artificial intelligence, the bigger workplace problem is managerial strain, weak adoption inside organisations and a disconnect between individual productivity gains and company-wide results.

New Gallup figures show U.S. workers are less confident about their job prospects than they were two years ago, despite steady employment levels.

Anthropic’s survey of 80,508 Claude users shows people want AI to strip out administrative drag, manage schedules and reclaim time, even as concerns about accuracy and job loss keep adoption cautious.

A viral AI report on Substack managed to shake US markets by imagining a near-future economy hit by white-collar automation, layoffs and falling demand. The scenario may be speculative, but the reaction shows how seriously investors and professionals are taking the risk that AI could change the value of knowledge work.

LinkedIn’s 2026 “Skills on the Rise” list tracks the fastest-growing skills in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK. New Stardom reads the data and explains what employers are actually hiring for.

Health and care roles are carrying most of the new jobs, while white-collar vacancies and wage growth cool on both sides of the Atlantic. This piece looks at what the latest data says about office work.

The UK government is putting £725m into rebuilding the youth apprenticeship pipeline, covering SME training costs and shifting control to regional leaders to tackle a decade of declining starts.

New Stardom’s report breaks down the latest data on employment, vacancies, and wages, with full details by country and sector.

MIT researchers estimate that current AI systems can already handle tasks equal to 12 percent of U.S. work hours, with automation advancing mainly in clerical and data-heavy functions while most jobs remain only partly exposed.

ABN AMRO will cut 5,200 jobs by 2028 under a plan that reduces costs and simplifies its operations.

Employers added 119,000 jobs in September, but the unemployment rate still climbed to 4.4 percent. The report shows narrow job growth, rising labor-force participation and a structural mismatch between open roles and the workers seeking them.

Defence engineering, skilled trades, semiconductors, cybersecurity, healthcare, and social care are among the professions expanding in 2025, even as AI leads to layoffs in other sectors.

Tech stocks declined today following renewed warnings over an “AI bubble.” Recent layoff announcements from Amazon, UPS, and Target have prompted discussion about how AI, automation, and economic pressures are shaping corporate decisions.

Microsoft, Novo Nordisk, and Recruit Holdings were among major employers cutting thousands of jobs between July and September 2025. Technology, energy, pharma, and aviation all saw significant layoffs as companies tightened operations and refocused on automation.

Amazon confirmed about 14,000 corporate job cuts to streamline operations and focus investment on AI, with reports indicating the restructuring could go further.

The UK has launched a national plan for 400,000 new clean energy jobs by 2030, aligning with global efforts by the US and EU to train workers and boost pay in the green economy.

Nestlé plans to remove 16,000 jobs worldwide, including corporate and R&D positions, and expand its cost-saving target to CHF 3 billion by 2027.