Paramount Starts Cutting 15 Percent of US Workforce

Paramount has launched its workforce-reduction plan, cutting 15 percent of US staff to save $500 million amid industry challenges.
Paramount Starts Cutting 15 Percent of US Workforce
The Paramount Global headquarters is seen in Times Square, in New York, on Aug. 8, 2023. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Paramount Global is pressing ahead with its much-anticipated workforce reduction plan, with a company spokesperson confirming to The Epoch Times that the company has started laying off its U.S. staff.

The cuts will take place in three phases starting on Aug. 13 and running through the end of the year, with the spokesperson saying that when the reductions are completed, 15 percent of Paramount’s U.S.-based workers will lose their jobs.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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