Microsoft offers voluntary exits in four countries; about 60,000 eligible, according to CNBC

Microsoft announced on Monday a Voluntary Exit Offer for employees at level 70 and below in the US, Canada, India and the UK. According to a CNBC report cited by Tom's Hardware, about 60,000 employees are eligible, roughly 27% of the company's workforce of about 223,000.

The announcement was published on Microsoft's official blog by Amy Coleman, executive vice president and chief people officer. She said it is a time-limited, voluntary program that lets eligible employees leave with financial support and career planning resources. Not every organization in the company is taking part, and participation depends on each business's needs.

The program follows Microsoft's first voluntary retirement program, announced in April. According to Tom's Hardware, that program was open to about 7% of the company's US workforce, and more than 30% of those eligible took it. Separately, Microsoft is cutting 3,200 jobs in its Xbox division by the end of the year.

Microsoft did not link the program to AI spending and did not publish the number of eligible employees or the size of the payments. Tom's Hardware places it against the company's heavy investment in AI data centers. It is not known how many employees are expected to accept the offer.

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The Official Microsoft Blog Introducing a Voluntary Exit Offer Amy Coleman, Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, shared the below communication with Microsoft employees today. blogs.microsoft.com Tom's Hardware 60,000 Microsoft employees offered voluntary buyouts as AI buildout costs bite — program covers roughly 27% of workforce across US, Canada, India, and the UK 27% of the company's total 223,000-strong workforce is affected just months after Microsoft's last, and first, voluntary retirement program. tomshardware.com

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