Anyone would care to chime in with a prediction about potential Manulife Financial Layoffs 2020? Any news or rumors?

68 people laid off in Boston last week. More to come before the end of the year. Across all areas.

Not many financial services companies are hiring right now. Manulife does. Also, John Hancock is hiring in the USA. Check out their career page. So, go apply.

Sixty eight people laid off in Boston last week. More to come before the end of the year. Across all areas. Any chance we can get some more info on this? Not that I'm surprised by it, the entire industry seems to be in shambles right now. I'm... —  read more 

Disgraceful IT town hall with every second slido question about whether staff are going to be laid off. Roy should take a look at all those questions and take some real action since the IT leaders are too comfy making cushy salaries and not paying... —  read more 

Will there be any Manulife Financial Layoffs in 2019?

I don't understand, rejected from postings that has the same title as the one I was let go for before?... Is it the economy? could someone who gave us hard time before also leave negative comments in my file permanently to prevent me being hired... —  read more 

Heard they were getting rid of IT Operations - happy holidays

Just announced a handful of ‘high’ profile departures. Just the beginning of the pain come. Best part was on the field call they said names would be left out of the email announcement to protect people’s privacy. Well they didn’t leave out any names... —  read more 

Rumors are starting to fly that there may be an email that goes out today announcing layoffs ahead of the Town Hall meeting tomorrow. Sincere Bain has been crawling around the offices since the 1st of the year you know they are coming.

So, what's new here? I left in 2008, I was laid off and I hear you guys have issues again?

Hearing rumours that they are at it again. 150 people affected in Kitchener Waterloo, the day before the 2017 bonus payout date. You had to be present on the day of the payout to get it. Wonder if the people shown the door made it out with theirs or... —  read more 

Rumors are flying around, they sometimes can be true and accurate especially when they are talking about layoffs in Toronto.

Who is to blame at this point in time and you need to know that things can be better but people are talking about job cuts in Toronto.

Gulloin can't increase revenues so he's cutting expenses. Gave himself a 22% increase to 12.5 million in 2013. This is for a stock that is still down 50% from 2008. Most employees have not received inflation increases in over 6 years. It's no wonder... —  read more 

Was with the company for over 10 years and was let go from a boss who lied and was deceitful. Manulife is a terrible place to work. Best thing was being let go from that hell hole. I feel so much better. They treated everyone like crap and at the... —  read more 

Do you have any updates here? I hear that Information Security may have layoffs soon

http://www.wrongfullydismissed.com/ Regarding layoff packages or wrongful termination - they are excellent in the renegotiation of the package. Don't sign anything as the offer on paper is low balled. This law firm has handled many several cases!... —  read more 

So, get ready

Yes I concur - Du Markowitz LLP: 416-590-1900

dev and qa on the way out..comp still trying to organized the reorg...

What is going to happen?

Better sharpen up those resumes all you sad sacks. We are cutting to the bone so all you fatties have to go. All for the customers delight!

Heard several people were slashed this week. Anyone hearing about anything else? Sounds like more reorg emails may be going out this week.

On a all RPS division call on Wednesday, Pat Murphy said there will be layoffs before the end of the year. Seems to act like they don’t know numbers or which deptartments will be included.

Any updates on Manila layoffs - how many are affected and what's the timing. Also, if you have any severance info, please share it.

Small layoffs in pretty much all back office functions

MANU is dead in the water - no life is left there, people are leaving en masse

Massive layoffs coming by Sept. 1st, take your sicktime now, be ready

No layoffs took place - go away you troll

Yes it is true. All the E&E layoffs at the AVP level is starting now. Should be around 100 layoffs in Waterloo alone. They've been at this with Boston Consulting Group for over a year, keeping us all on edge and waiting for the axe to fall. Thanks... —  read more 

Hundreds will be laid off before April

i can tell you one thing my friend - manulife just had a small round of layoffs, so, not sure if the other poster is a troll or not - i can tell you that i have personal friends who were let go - so it's not an illusion or rumor - these things are... —  read more 

what's for real - there are no layoffs at manulife

20% of officers were cut at the end of January. More AVPs gone next week their last day is March 15th, I know this because I am a former Hancock employee with close friemds at the company in Boston and Toronto, some of whom were let go in Jan and one... —  read more 

Who will be left to do the work? They will have to hire everyone they fired back on contract to get the work done.

Really. 20% would have been a big number - in the 40-50 range I imagine. Is the that a target % for the directors too. If so, that will mean a bloodbath in the streets of Toronto, K-W, and Boston.