Cloud major Oracle laid off over 3,000 employees at electronic healthcare records firm Cerner, which it acquired for $28.4 billion, according to a report in IANS. Oracle withheld raises and promotions and “laid off thousands of employees across the unit,” the report said, citing current and former employees.
The acquisition of Cerner added approximately 28,000 employees. Oracle “has not issued raises or promotions, and announced earlier this year that workers should not expect any until 2023,” according to the report.
“The layoffs affected teams including marketing, engineering, accounting, legal and product,” said the report, citing a former employee.
The cloud major is developing a national health records database. According to Oracle President and Chief Technology Officer Larry Ellison, patient data will remain anonymous unless individuals consent to their information being shared.
Ellison assures that Oracle’s database will anonymize all patient data. Cerner is a leading provider of digital information systems used within hospitals and health systems, which enable medical professionals to deliver better healthcare to individual patients and communities.
Oracle’s new health records database will also include the patient engagement system the company is developing during the pandemic.
Cloud is also working on the patient engagement system’s ability to aggregate information from leading wearable and home diagnostic devices.
As the tech layoffs continue, Amazon is also reportedly laying off 500 employees in India across various businesses and functions. In March, Amazon revealed its plans to cut around 9,000 jobs from its cloud services, advertising and Twitch units as recession fears hit.
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