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Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to 60,000 staff worldwide
Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to around 60,000 employees, roughly a quarter of its 223,000-strong global workforce.
Microsoft announced on Monday that it is offering voluntary buyouts to approximately 60,000 employees across the United States, Canada, India and the United Kingdom. The offer is open to staff at vice-president level and below in select teams, though certain divisions including data centre, sales and marketing roles are excluded. Employees must decide by the end of December, with departures effective 31 December. Microsoft's chief people officer Amy Coleman said the move gives staff 'the opportunity to leave Microsoft with financial support and career planning resources'. The buyouts follow an earlier voluntary retirement programme in April, when 30 per cent of around 8,750 eligible US employees accepted offers, and July layoffs affecting 4,800 staff. The company is spending heavily on artificial intelligence infrastructure and data centres.
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