Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to 60,000 employees
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Mon, 26 October 2026
31 reports- Google News - Top Stories15:52first to report
Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to 60,000 employees CNBC Microsoft just offered buyouts to 60,000 employees Windows Central Microsoft to Offer Buyouts to 60,000 Workers in Latest Cost Cut Bloomberg.com Microsoft is offering buyouts to around 60,000 employees. Read the memo. Business Insider Microsoft offers mass buyouts for roughly a quarter of its workforce The Seattle Times
- Channel News Asia16:13
- Channel News Asia16:13
- dailysabah.com16:18
Tech giant Microsoft would be offering voluntary buyouts to as many as 60,000 employees, or roughly a quarter of its workforce, the company announced on...
1 reprint
- cp24.com26 Oct, 19:13their copy
- ANSA (Italy)16:18
Nel mirino un quarto della forza lavoro, taglio ai costi fissi per investire nell'IA
- abc7amarillo.com16:29
Microsoft is rolling out a new voluntary exit program for some employees in four countries, offering financial support and career planning resources to those wh
- Google News - Top Stories16:30
Microsoft to Offer Buyouts to 60,000 Workers in New Cost Cut Bloomberg.com Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to 60,000 employees as AI leads to efficiency push CNBC Microsoft offers a quarter of its global workforce voluntary buyouts as AI spending accelerates SFGATE Microsoft is offering buyouts to around 60,000 employees, Business Insider reports Reuters Redmond-based Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 employees Axios
- Novinky (Czechia)16:31
Microsoft nabídne dobrovolný odchod s odstupným zhruba šedesáti tisícům zaměstnanců, píše AFP. Ke konci června měla společnost zhruba 223 tisíce lidí. Nabídka se týká vybraných zaměstnanců ve Spojených státech, Kanadě, Británii a Indii. Firma jim kromě finanční podpory poskytne také pomoc s plánováním další kariéry.
- Index.hr (Croatia)16:38
MICROSOFT je ponudio dobrovoljne raskide ugovora uz otpremninu za oko 60.000 zaposlenika u Kanadi, Indiji, UK-u i SAD-u. Ponuda obuhvaća ključne odjele poput AI, Xbox i Windows.
- ABC (Spain)16:38
Microsoft propone un nuevo plan de salidas voluntarias a unos 60.000 empleados en Estados Unidos, Canadá, India y el Reino Unido, indicó el grupo el lunes a la AFP, seis meses después de una primera propuesta del mismo tipo.Esta oferta alcanza solo a ciertas divisiones del grupo y constituye «otro medio de adaptar sus plantillas a la evolución de las necesidades» de la firma, escribió la directora de recursos humanos, Amy Coleman, en un mensaje a los empleados.La firma de Redmond (estado de...
- La Repubblica (Italy)16:42
Il colosso software alle prese con la riduzione dei costi nella corsa all’IA. L’offerta riguarda i lavoratori in Stati Uniti, Canada, India e Regno Unito
- straitstimes.com16:44
The world’s largest software maker has shed tens of thousands of workers in waves of layoffs in recent years. Read more at straitstimes.com.
- Times of India16:44
Microsoft is offering buyouts to around 60,000 employees in India, the US, the UK and Canada under a new Voluntary Exit Offer, announced in a memo from Chief People Officer Amy Coleman. Open up to level 70, the offer has no age, tenure or performance criteria and mirrors standard severance. Employees have until early December to decide. The move follows 4,800 Microsoft layoffs in July.
- El País (Spain)16:47
La empresa ofrecerá 60.000 salidas voluntarias con bonificación como parte de sus planes para ahorrar costes
- El Mundo (Spain)16:49
Estas salidas afectarían a empleados de Estados Unidos, Canadá, India y el Reino Unido Leer
- ČT24 (Czechia)17:00
Americká společnost Microsoft nabídne dobrovolný odchod s odstupným zhruba 60 tisícům zaměstnanců, řekl agentuře AFP mluvčí společnosti. Technologický gigant se snaží snížit náklady, zatímco výrazně investuje do umělé inteligence (AI). Microsoft měl k 30. červnu po celém světě přibližně 223 tisíc zaměstnanců na plný úvazek, z toho 121 tisíc pracovalo v USA.
- Le Monde (France)17:32
Ce plan de départs volontaires, le deuxième après un premier dispositif du même genre en avril, constitue un « moyen d’adapter les effectifs à l’évolution des besoins », selon la directrice des ressources humaines du groupe.
- iRozhlas (Czechia)17:34
Americká společnost Microsoft nabídne dobrovolný odchod s odstupným zhruba 60 000 zaměstnanců. Agentuře AFP to řekl mluvčí společnosti. Technologický gigant se snaží snížit náklady, zatímco výrazně investuje do umělé inteligence (AI). Microsoft měl k 30. červnu po celém světě přibližně 223 000 zaměstnanců na plný úvazek, z toho 121 000 pracovalo v USA.
- iDNES (Czechia)17:39
Microsoft nabídne dobrovolný odchod s odstupným zhruba 60 tisícům zaměstnanců, řekl mluvčí společnosti. Technologický gigant se snaží snížit náklady, zatímco výrazně investuje do umělé inteligence (AI).
- Google News - Top Stories17:39
Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 workers as it pours money into AI CBS News Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to 60,000 employees as tech giant reshapes its workforce Fox Business Microsoft Offers Buyouts To 60,000, About A Quarter Of Its Workforce Deadline Microsoft is offering buyouts to around 60,000 employees. Read the memo. Business Insider Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to 60,000 employees as AI leads to efficiency push CNBC
- Google News - Top Stories17:44
Microsoft offers a quarter of its global workforce voluntary buyouts as AI spending accelerates AP News Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to 60,000 employees as AI leads to efficiency push CNBC Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 workers as it looks to trim costs Los Angeles Times Microsoft offers buyouts to around 60,000 employees to contain costs Reuters Microsoft Offers Buyout Deals to 60,000 Staffers Forbes
- nbcconnecticut.com20:10
- Die Zeit (Germany)20:11
- Die Zeit (Germany)20:47
Das US-Software-Unternehmen Microsoft möchte Arbeitsplätze abbauen. Darum will es mehr als 60.000 Menschen eine Abfindung zahlen, wenn sie freiwillig gehen.
- rttnews.com21:11
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) is offering voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees as the software giant seeks to balance heavy artificial intelligence infrastructure spending with efforts to maintain financial efficiency.
- timesleader.com21:13
<p>Microsoft has offered 60,000 employees, or about 27% of its global workforce, voluntary buyouts as the software giant <a href="https://apnews.com/article/tech-stocks-ai-investments-8a0ff4c95d5cae6f65c6e2ba03047058">spends heavily</a> on artificial intelligence.</p>
- Google News - Top Stories21:34
Xbox staff among up to 60,000 Microsoft employees offered voluntary exit GamesIndustry.biz Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to 60,000 employees as AI leads to efficiency push CNBC Microsoft Is Trying to Shed a Lot of Workers. Just Don’t Call It a Layoff WSJ Microsoft offers buyouts to around 60,000 employees to contain costs Reuters Microsoft to Offer Buyouts to 60,000 Workers in New Cost Cut Bloomberg.com
- Google News - Top Stories21:44
Microsoft offers buyouts to around 60,000 employees to contain costs Reuters Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to 60,000 employees as AI leads to efficiency push CNBC Microsoft offers 'voluntary exit package' to eligible employees in U.S., India, Canada KATU Microsoft to Offer Buyouts to 60,000 Workers in New Cost Cut Bloomberg.com Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to a quarter of its workforce KUOW
- Anadolu Agency (AA)21:45
Program could reportedly cover up to 60,000 employees months after tech giant cut 4,800 jobs
- heise.de21:53
“Please leave”, Microsoft tells 60,000 employees in four countries. “We’ll pay you, too.” It’s a signal: AI means layoffs around the world.
- centralwesterndaily.com.au23:08
Microsoft has offered 60,000 employees, nearly a third of its global workforce, voluntary buyouts as the software giant...
Tue, 27 October 2026
6 reports- indiatimes.com07:36
A Microsoft employee in Canada says she was offered a voluntary exit package worth around 10 months of pay just before her maternity leave ends. With nearly a decade at the company, plans for another child and concerns about layoffs and remote job opportunities, she sought advice online. Respondents discussed severance, savings, job searches and the risks of staying.
- Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)09:37
Sessantamila dipendenti, cioè un quarto della forza lavoro, da espellere in quattro Paesi per abbassare i costi fissi e avere soldi disponibili per investimenti in intelligenza artificiale. È il piano presentato da Microsoft che intende intervenire pesantemente sul suo assetto occupazionale in Usa, Canada, India e Gran Bretagna per allentare la pressione sulle sue finanze […] L'articolo Microsoft vuole tagliare 60mila dipendenti, un quarto della forza lavoro: “Soldi da investire nell’AI”...
- 24sata (Croatia)09:58
Microsoft je najavio program dobrovoljnih odlazaka koji se odnosi na oko 60.000 zaposlenika u odabranim zemljama, a sve u sklopu preusmjeravanja resursa prema razvoju umjetne inteligencije.
- tportal (Croatia)11:05
U eri dodatnih investicija u AI tehnološki div je u najnovijem valu optimizacija dijelu rade snage ponudio opciju da otiđu sami
- wfae.org16:00
The buyout offer comes amid huge expenditures in artificial intelligence infrastructure.
1 reprint
- kccu.org27 Oct, 16:00their copy
- Index.hr (Croatia)18:39
MICROSOFT i drugi tehnološki divovi smanjuju broj zaposlenih kako bi financirali golema ulaganja u umjetnu inteligenciju, čija je isplativost još neizvjesna.
Wed, 28 October 2026
6 reports- Times of India02:23
Microsoft is offering buyouts to around 60,000 employees, over a quarter of its workforce, in India, the US, the UK and Canada. HR head Amy Coleman announced the Voluntary Exit Offer in a memo to staff. The package matches standard severance, which can run up to 39 weeks of pay. Xbox, Copilot and Windows teams are eligible, sales is excluded, and the deadline is December.
- keyw.com09:01
After offering voluntary severance to thousands of workers, Microsoft's stock climbed about 1.5 percent.
- cpapracticeadvisor.com12:23
The buyouts, which cover roughly a quarter of the company’s workforce, come as it tries to control its labor costs while avoiding layoffs.
- ibtimes.co.uk12:51
Bill Gates AI warning raises questions about life 'like the Amish' as Microsoft offers voluntary exits to around 60,000 eligible employees.
- staradvertiser.com18:30
Microsoft is offering buyouts to about 60,000 employees, or roughly a quarter of its workforce, as the company tries to control its headcount while avoiding layoffs.
- Google News - Top Stories21:30
Microsoft expects 'very few people' to accept buyout, CFO says in internal memo Business Insider Microsoft offers buyouts to around 60,000 employees to contain costs Reuters Microsoft Is Trying to Shed a Lot of Workers. Just Don’t Call It a Layoff. WSJ Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to 60,000 employees as AI leads to efficiency push CNBC Microsoft and Skydance announced buyouts. What does it mean for workers in a 'low-hire' market? Yahoo Finance
Thu, 29 October 2026
1 report- tportal (Croatia)03:00
Tehnološki gigant Microsoft ponudio je mogućnost dobrovoljnog odlaska uz otpremninu za oko 60.000 zaposlenika u SAD-u, Kanadi, Indiji i Ujedinjenom Kraljevstvu
Mon, 2 November 2026
1 report- Times of India15:35
Microsoft has priced a $25 billion bond sale, its first US investment-grade offering since 2017, just days after offering voluntary exit packages to about 60,000 employees. Orders hit $115 billion across ten tranches, while CFO Amy Hood flagged Azure demand outpacing supply. The money will fund AI data centre spending as capex nears $175 billion.