By Syeda MasoomaISLAMABAD: The Middle East-based ride-hailing service Careem has decided to lay off 31 per cent of its workforce to cope with the 80 per cent drop in its business due to the coronavirus pandemic. We delayed this decision as long as possible so that we could exhaust all other means to secure Careem,” the letter read. In Pakistan, Careem was also experimenting with intercity trips with sedan cars allowing three people to share the ride. The official statement of Careem said, “Today we’ve had to ask 536 (31 per cent) of our colleagues to leave Careem. While specifically for Pakistan, Careem told Pakistan Today that as they envisioned becoming a SuperApp, reshaping for some of the markets was already under process, but it has been further impacted by the current crisis.

Source: Pakistan Today May 04, 2020 19:30 UTC