Microsoft is to lay off 3% of its employees across all levels, teams and geographies, according to a report by CNBC.
It is not yet known how the move would impact the company’s Irish-based workforce.
Microsoft employs more than 4,000 people in Ireland across software development, engineering, data centres, finance, operations, and sales and marketing services.
In November 2024, the company announced the creation of 550 engineering and research and development jobs in its Dublin office.
Microsoft also owns LinkedIn, which employs more than 2,000 people in Ireland, bringing Microsoft’s total Irish-based headcount to over 6,000 people.
Microsoft had 228,000 employees worldwide at the end of June, which means a 3% cut would affect thousands of jobs.
“We continue to implement organisational changes necessary to best position the company for success in a dynamic marketplace,” a Microsoft spokesperson said in a statement to CNBC.
The spokesperson added that one objective of the job cuts is to reduce layers of management.
In 2023, the company announced 10,000 global redundancies which resulted in around 250 job losses in Ireland.
Microsoft’s Vice Chair and President Brad Smith visited Dublin in March and said the company’s commitment to Ireland is steadfast.
