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Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to approximately 60,000 employees across the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and India, according to multiple reports. Chief People Officer Amy Coleman communicated the offer in a memo or message to employees.

The terms are described as resembling Microsoft's standard severance offer. The Verge reports that Coleman's message presented the program as a way for employees who leave voluntarily to receive financial support and career-planning resources. The Times of India reports that employees have until early December to decide and that eligibility extends up to level 70, without age, tenure or performance criteria.

The offer is part of Microsoft's reported effort to reduce costs and reshape its workforce. CNBC characterizes the move as an attempt to balance the company's rapid expansion of AI infrastructure with greater capital efficiency.

The program follows other workforce measures reported in the supplied coverage. ANSA reports that it comes after an earlier voluntary-retirement program announced in April, while The Times of India reports that Microsoft had carried out 4,800 layoffs in July before making the buyout offer.

The exact eligible population remains unclear because reports describe it as either around or up to 60,000 employees. The available reporting also does not establish how many employees will accept the offer.

SOURCES

  1. Times of IndiaMicrosoft extends buyouts to 60,000 staff in India, US, UK and Canada
  2. The VergeMicrosoft offers buyouts to 60,000 employees
  3. Business InsiderMicrosoft is offering buyouts to around 60,000 employees. Read the memo.
  4. CNBCMicrosoft offers voluntary buyouts to 60,000 employees as AI leads to efficiency push
  5. Sky NewsMicrosoft offers 'buyouts' to 60,000 staff including UK workers