COVID Effect? Top Company SHUTS down its Office Permanently as a part of Cost-Cutting! Details

Ride-sharing company Uber has closed down its Mumbai office as a part of cost- cutting. The company is trying to shut down 45 offices globally and this step was a part of that. However, the company will continue to provide its services to users in the city. 

The decision comes as a response to the COVID19 crisis and the impact of the same on business. 

The Mumbai office is located in Kurla region and was the Centre for the western part of the country for Uber. Its head office however, is located in Gurugram. It also has tech centers in cities such as Bengaluru and Hyderabad where the company has employed many engineers. Reportedly, the company also has small partner support centres in multiple cities. 

As per media reports, the company had employed around 25 permanent employees and 150 contact staff who are likely to be impacted by the move. Some of the employees might continue working with the company though. 

The company in a statement to CNBC-TV18, said, "Uber continues to provide a high level of service to all its riders in Mumbai."

“Dara Khosrowshai, Uber chief executive officer, in a letter to employees in May announced the decision to close 45 offices globally. In fact, the APAC office in Singapore is also being closed down and the company had also made Uber India head Pradeep Parameswaran made APAC head in June,” Moneycontrol reported.

Uber’s business globally has been massively affected by the COVID19 crisis. The company has laid off 6.700 employees since the beginning of the pandemic.