Professional networking site LinkedIn on Tuesday said it is slashing about 1,000 jobs globally, about six percent of its worldwide staff, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The company, which is part of tech giant Microsoft, has about 1,200 employees in India. It also has a development centre in Bengaluru. When contacted, LinkedIn did not comment on the impact of the job cuts on its India operations. "…have made the extremely difficult decision to reduce approximately 1,000 roles, or about six percent of our employee base, across our global sales and talent acquisition organisations (GSO and GTO)…these are the only layoffs we are planning," LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky said in a note to employees. He added that COVID-19 is having a "sustained impact" on the demand for hiring, both on the company's talent solution business and the company in general. "In GSO and GTO, there are roles that are no longer needed as we adjust to the reduced demand in our internal hiring and for our talent products globally," he said.