{"id":1905889,"date":"2023-03-28T09:11:28","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T13:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-to-begin-first-round-of-mass-layoffs-this-week-as-7000-cuts-await\/"},"modified":"2023-03-28T10:28:51","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T14:28:51","slug":"disney-to-begin-first-round-of-mass-layoffs-this-week-as-7000-cuts-await","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-to-begin-first-round-of-mass-layoffs-this-week-as-7000-cuts-await\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney to begin first round of mass layoffs this week as 7,000 cuts await"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdisney-to-begin-first-round-of-mass-layoffs-this-week-as-7000-cuts-await%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1905889&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div id=\"Brid_79928284\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width: 16; height: 9;\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> var _bp = _bp||[]; _bp.push({ \"div\": \"Brid_79928284\", \"obj\": {\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"16\",\"height\":\"9\",\"video\":\"1270007\"} }); <\/script> <script type=\"text\/javascript\" async src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/disney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Disney<\/a> CEO Bob Iger has announced that the entertainment company is set to begin its first round of <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mass layoffs<\/a> this week. Two more rounds of cuts are expected in the next couple of months.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<figure class=\"Figure mb-1 mb-sm-3 mb-md-1 article-lead-photo data_invisible\" data-align=\"center\" data-image-size=\"fixed\">\n<div class=\"Figure-container\">\n<div class=\"Figure-container\">\n<picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\" \/><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\" \/><source type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\" \/><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\" \/><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\" \/><source data-image-size=\"1060x600\" \/><\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\">Bob Iger, chairman and chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Co., speaks during the Disney Legends Awards at the D23 Expo 2017 in Anaheim, California, U.S., on Friday, July 14, 2017.<\/figcaption><div class=\"Figure-container\">\n<div class=\"Figure-credit\">(Patrick T. Fallon\/Bloomberg)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/blac-chyna-christian-lifestyle-changes-grace-god\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BLAC CHYNA BECOMES A CHRISTIAN: \u2018BY THE GRACE OF GOD, I\u2019M STILL HERE\u2019<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Iger has stated that the layoffs are essential to streamline business operations and create a more effective approach. This move comes after 7,000 jobs were announced to be cut in February, with the restructuring of the company\u2019s main entities: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Parks, Experiences, and Products.<\/p>\n<p>A second round of layoffs, expected in April, is set to be &#8220;larger&#8221; than the first and will contain &#8220;several thousand&#8221; cuts. The third and final round is expected to take place at the beginning of summer, achieving the 7,000 job target.<\/p>\n<p>Iger acknowledges that there will be challenges ahead for employees, including those unaffected by the cuts, as the company continues to build the structures and functions required for future success. He asks for ongoing collaboration and understanding during these tough times. Iger\u2019s recent announcement follows his return as CEO in November 2020.<\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>It has also been announced that Iger intends to step down after serving two years in his second stint as Disney\u2019s leader.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disney CEO Bob Iger announced the entertainment company would begin its first round of mass layoffs this week. In a memo to employees on Monday, Iger said the process to notify affected staff would begin. He noted that two additional rounds of cuts are expected over the next couple of months, according to a report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1905890,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Disney to begin first round of mass layoffs this week as 7,000 cuts await","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[18224,19410,3862,6344,7970,6027,3912],"class_list":["post-1905889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-18224","tag-await","tag-cuts","tag-disney","tag-layoffs","tag-mass","tag-week"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Disney to begin first round of mass layoffs this week as 7,000 cuts await","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1905889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1905889"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1905889\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1905890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1905889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1905889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1905889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}