Layoffs

AFR reports a veteran Macquarie Capital executive has exited amid further staff cuts at the investment banking arm.

Leadership read: Reductions rarely fall evenly, and the read is in the pattern. For Macquarie Group in Technology, cuts like this tend to protect, and sometimes deepen, leadership where the company is betting, while thinning the rest. Across Oceania, watch which functions keep or add leadership; that is the strategy stated plainly.

primary · 2026-10-18 · context →

NZME, publisher of the NZ Herald, is conducting a new round of job cuts amid wider media industry upheaval.

Leadership read: Reductions rarely fall evenly, and the read is in the pattern. For NZME. in the sector, cuts like this tend to protect, and sometimes deepen, leadership where the company is betting, while thinning the rest. Across Oceania, watch which functions keep or add leadership; that is the strategy stated plainly.

curated · 2026-10-18 · context →

Atlassian cut about 10% of staff, mostly in R&D, in 2026; its stock fell roughly by half before cloud growth reaccelerated and the stock jumped 35% in a day.

Leadership read: Reductions rarely fall evenly, and the read is in the pattern. For Atlassian in Technology, cuts like this tend to protect, and sometimes deepen, leadership where the company is betting, while thinning the rest. Across Oceania, watch which functions keep or add leadership; that is the strategy stated plainly.

primary · 2026-10-17 · context →

LSU, under new president Wade Rousse, announced layoffs of 25 administrators, including senior roles such as the chief financial officer and a vice president handling discrimination complaints, plus 16 marketing and communications staff. Savings are being redirected to faculty hiring and research.

Leadership read: Reductions rarely fall evenly, and the read is in the pattern. For Louisiana State University in the sector, cuts like this tend to protect, and sometimes deepen, leadership where the company is betting, while thinning the rest. Across Americas, watch which functions keep or add leadership; that is the strategy stated plainly.

curated · 2026-10-13 · context →

Cleveland-Cliffs' Canadian unit Stelco has told the Canadian government it will proceed with hundreds of layoffs, and Ottawa has signalled it will not back down, setting up a legal dispute.

Leadership read: Reductions rarely fall evenly, and the read is in the pattern. For Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (Stelco) in the sector, cuts like this tend to protect, and sometimes deepen, leadership where the company is betting, while thinning the rest. Across Americas, watch which functions keep or add leadership; that is the strategy stated plainly.

curated · 2026-10-13 · context →

Kroger plans to cut more than a third of its roughly 8,200-person corporate workforce (nearly 3,000 roles) over three years, announced via an internal memo from new CEO Greg Foran.

Leadership read: Reductions rarely fall evenly, and the read is in the pattern. For Kroger Co. in the sector, cuts like this tend to protect, and sometimes deepen, leadership where the company is betting, while thinning the rest. Across Americas, watch which functions keep or add leadership; that is the strategy stated plainly.

curated · 2026-10-13 · context →

Montreal-based software firm Lightspeed is cutting 250 roles.

Leadership read: Reductions rarely fall evenly, and the read is in the pattern. For Lightspeed in Consulting, cuts like this tend to protect, and sometimes deepen, leadership where the company is betting, while thinning the rest. Across Americas, watch which functions keep or add leadership; that is the strategy stated plainly.

curated · 2026-10-13 · context →

Job losses likely at South 32's Groote Eylandt manganese mine as flooding has pushed production costs up more than 80 per cent in recent years.

Leadership read: Reductions rarely fall evenly, and the read is in the pattern. For South 32 in Manufacturing, cuts like this tend to protect, and sometimes deepen, leadership where the company is betting, while thinning the rest. Across Oceania, watch which functions keep or add leadership; that is the strategy stated plainly.

curated · 2026-10-12 · context →

Westpac's 'Catalyst' restructuring program is cutting more than 100 roles, despite earlier assurances that the program was not about eliminating jobs.

Leadership read: Reductions rarely fall evenly, and the read is in the pattern. For Westpac in Financial Services, cuts like this tend to protect, and sometimes deepen, leadership where the company is betting, while thinning the rest. Across Oceania, watch which functions keep or add leadership; that is the strategy stated plainly.

primary · 2026-10-11 · context →

Telegraph's new owner, Axel Springer, is reportedly preparing 50-100 editorial redundancies in the newsroom, months after pledging investment in the title as a centre-right media outlet.

Leadership read: Reductions rarely fall evenly, and the read is in the pattern. For Telegraph in the sector, cuts like this tend to protect, and sometimes deepen, leadership where the company is betting, while thinning the rest. Across EMEA, watch which functions keep or add leadership; that is the strategy stated plainly.

curated · 2026-10-10 · context →

Report that a Cliffs unit will proceed with layoffs in Canada despite a government ultimatum.

Leadership read: Reductions rarely fall evenly, and the read is in the pattern. For Cliffs in the sector, cuts like this tend to protect, and sometimes deepen, leadership where the company is betting, while thinning the rest. Across Americas, watch which functions keep or add leadership; that is the strategy stated plainly.

curated · 2026-10-10 · context →

Major Australian used car dealership chain OzCar has entered administration, with about 90 workers made redundant.

Leadership read: Reductions rarely fall evenly, and the read is in the pattern. For OzCar in the sector, cuts like this tend to protect, and sometimes deepen, leadership where the company is betting, while thinning the rest. Across Oceania, watch which functions keep or add leadership; that is the strategy stated plainly.

curated · 2026-10-09 · context →