Apple and a source close to Beats are disputing the characterization in recent reports that a significant round of layoffs is taking place at Beats, saying there have been no layoffs (save for about five performance-based terminations) at the recently acquired company and that all employees have been offered full-time jobs at the Cupertino-based tech giant. But, while no Beats employees' jobs were immediately eliminated, a large number of Beats employees were informed that their positions could be subject to elimination in three months to a year.
"Every single person is going through Apple orientation, they're signing up for healthcare," a Beats source tells Billboard.