Checkr Layoffs
Industry HR · Location SF Bay Area · United States · Subscribe (RSS)
Checkr has 2 publicly reported layoff rounds on record between July 23, 2020 and April 9, 2024. A total of about 446 employees were affected across these rounds.
Layoff history
Background-screening startup Checkr cut 382 employees on April 9, 2024, equal to 32% of its total workforce, in one of the sharpest single-round reductions among HR-tech companies that year. The company tied the decision directly to a slowdown in hiring by its customers: "In response to economic conditions that have impacted companies' hiring, we made the difficult and painful decision to reduce the size of our team." Checkr, whose clients include Uber, Airbnb, Netflix, and Instacart, had last been valued at $5 billion in April 2022 and had raised $679 million in total funding. The cuts spanned all departments and levels. Affected workers received a minimum of 10 weeks' severance pay, continued health insurance, career coaching, and access to mental health support services.
Reason: reduced demand from hiring slowdown
Checkr disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its SF Bay Area operations in July 23, 2020. Approximately 64 roles were eliminated.
Source: layoffs.fyi
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