Canva To Cut 22 Percent Of Its Staff

CANBERRA - Australian tech giant Canva has announced almost a

quarter of its staff would be either let go or redeployed under a major

restructure of its operations. Canva is one of the nation’s most

successful start-ups, with its founders Melanie Perkins, Cliff Obrecht

and Cameron Adams worth more than $20 billion combined. “After

months of thinking through how to set Canva up for the next chapter, we have made the incredibly hard decision to make significant changes to how we’re organised, where some of our teams are based, and the roles and skills we need for the future,” she said. She wrote that 1271 people – 22 per cent of staff – would be affected. “For some people, this will mean changes to their roles or being asked to relocate to centralised hubs,” Ms Perkins wrote. “Sadly, it will also mean saying goodbye to teammates and friends who have helped build Canva into what it is today.”