Key Highlights :
Oracle laid off over 100 employees in India, most of whom belong to its OCI and OFSS divisions.
The cuts are a global restructuring that have eliminated over 3,000 jobs worldwide, driven by Oracle’s shift to AI integration and streamlining.
Key Background :
Oracle, an industry leader in enterprise software and cloud computing, has nearly 30,000 employees in India. Though the company performed very well on the financial front with nearly 20% year-on-year revenue growth in the country in 2024, the company has made deep cuts recently. These cuts are being made as a part of the restructuring process to reallocate resources towards artificial intelligence and cloud products.
The latest India layoffs have affected more than 100 employees in its Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and Financial Services Software (OFSS) divisions. The separation packages have 15 days of salary for every complete year of employment and medical insurance benefits for a duration of up to one year. While some of the staff received a reasonably seamless transition on garden leave, others reported sudden notices that sharpened anxiety and unease about the direction of the company.
Notably, Oracle went on to clarify in the company that the layoffs were structurally caused and not performance-based as a result of the rise in technology. As the emphasis has shifted to more AI and automation, the characteristics of how groups of people operate have shifted, and redundancies and overlaps between traditional roles have ensued. From the firm’s perspective, this change is essential for it to remain pertinent to industry developments and to create competitive AI-driven solutions for clients.
Globally, Oracle has let go of over 3,000 employees across the United States, Europe, Canada, and Asia-Pacific. Layoffs began in August and now extended into September, suggesting that labor optimization will continue to be an area of emphasis. OCI business has taken a disproportionate hit, generating fear among staff with conventional project-related notices being regarded as a precursor to additional layoffs.
This workforce cut is not the only one happening at Oracle. Across the tech sector, companies are reshaping operating models by embracing AI. Microsoft, Meta, Salesforce, and Google have all had mass layoffs in 2025 based on automation and AI as the key reasons for these measures. Analysts note that such measures might bring about short-term disruption but are meant to ensure long-term efficiency and competitiveness.
For Oracle, the shift is both economic and strategic imperative. By cutting its workforce, the company is attempting to stay profitable yet poised for the future, so it can invest in bolder research and development of AI, as well as cloud infrastructure. But the transition is also the growing tension between technological progress and employment security a paradox now prevalent across the entire global technology industry.
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Abhishek Roy
Abhishek Roy is a Managing Editor at Business Minds Media India.