Biz Masala

  BIZ MASALA GLOBAL MEDIA   |   WORKFORCE   |   STREAMING ECONOMY Illustrative corporate-campus rendering; not identified as a Netflix facility. Netflix’s reported plan to cut roughly 1,000 jobs—about 6% of its workforce—signals a push to operate more efficiently as the streaming business matures and competition for viewers intensifies. The headline numbers Planned job cuts About 1,000 roles Share of workforce About 6%, according to reports Workforce reference point Around 16,000 employees at end-2025, as reported Strategic backdrop Cost discipline, audience engagement and competition Results checkpoint Netflix scheduled its Q3 2026 results for 20 October 2026 A reset after years of expansion Netflix’s planned reduction, reported by Reuters on 14 October 2026, is among the company’s largest workforce cuts since 2022. Reports pu...

  BUSINESS • MARKETS • PEOPLE • INSIGHT More people at work—but are they getting good jobs? India’s latest labour survey shows a workforce dominated by self-employment, a modest rise in regular salaried work and persistent differences in participation and earnings. The harder question is whether work delivers adequate income, security and purchasing power. By Biz Masala | 20 October 2026 Hero photograph: Garment workers on a factory production floor. Image supplied by the editor; original source and publication rights must be confirmed before publication. At a glance: India’s labour market in 2025 Indicator PLFS 2025 figure Labour-force participation rate, age 15+ 59.3% Worker population ratio, age 15+ 57.4% Unemployment rate, age 15+ (usual status) 3.1% Workers self-employed 56.2% Workers regular wage/salaried 23.6% ...