Uber Cuts 23% of People Division as New President Takes Over (1)

Uber Technologies Inc. said it is cutting 23% of jobs in a division that includes human resources, recruitment, workplace facilities and culture, part of a move by the rideshare company’s newly promoted president Jill Hazelbaker to simplify team structure.

The cuts to the People and Places division, many of which are senior roles, represent less than 1% of Uber’s 34,000 employees around the world, according to a company spokesperson. Its approximately 10 million drivers are mostly classified separately as independent contractors.

HR employees who had previously been approved to work remotely are also being asked to return to the office ...