Microsoft offers mass buyouts for roughly a quarter of its workforce
Microsoft is offering voluntary buyout packages to approximately 60,000 employees, representing a quarter of its workforce, to manage headcount without further layoffs. This follows a series of workforce reductions that have occurred since 2025.
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Large-scale corporate restructuring at major tech firms signals ongoing economic adjustments and shifts in labor strategy within the technology sector.
Microsoft is offering buyouts to about 60,000 employees, or roughly a quarter of its workforce, as the company tries to control its head count while avoiding layoffs.
The Redmond-based tech giant announced Monday morning that eligible employees at the vice president level and below in the U.S., Canada, India and the United Kingdom would receive a “voluntary exit offer” of a standard severance package, based on their location.
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