Announcement ·
"Adapting the workforce to changing needs": Microsoft offers voluntary redundancy to 60,000 employees
Original title, in French: “«Adapter les effectifs à l’évolution des besoins» : Microsoft propose des départs volontaires à 60.000 employés”
- Publication
- Le Figaro (France)
- Author
- Ingrid Vergara
- Published on
- 26 October 2026 · read in the page structured data · updated on 26 October 2026
Summary
Microsoft is launching a second voluntary redundancy programme in six months, aimed at 60,000 employees. The company is seeking to cut costs and adapt its workforce to changing needs linked to artificial intelligence, according to the article's standfirst.
Summary based on the article's title and standfirst, as the text is not accessible.
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60,000 employees
number of employees offered voluntary redundancy by Microsoft
Microsoft, worldwide
« Microsoft propose des départs volontaires à 60.000 employés »
Classification
- Country
- United States
- Company size
- Large companies
- Industries
- Software vendors, IT services companies, telecoms
- Companies
- Microsoft (deploys AI)
- Keywords
- microsoft, voluntary redundancy, employment, cost reduction, restructuring, headcount
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