Microsoft to lay off around 9,000 employees — reports – HRD America

Among the affected teams are Microsoft's sales and gaming divisions
Microsoft is reportedly laying off four per cent of its global workforce, or around 9,000 employees, in a fresh round of job cuts at the tech giant this year, according to news reports.
Multiple teams around the world will be affected by the cuts, The Associated Press reported.
Among those confirmed to be laid off are 850 permanent employees at its headquarters in Washington.
According to the layoff disclosure website of the US state, a total of 850 permanent staff in Redmond and Bellevue would be laid off starting from August 31.

"We continue to implement organisational changes necessary to best position the company and teams for success in a dynamic marketplace," a Microsoft spokesperson told CNBC.
Teams to be affected by the layoffs include its sales and gaming divisions, according to The Associated Press. Actual numbers, however, remain undisclosed.
Phil Spencer, CEO of Xbox, sent out a memo to employees saying the cuts would position the company for "enduring success."
"To position Gaming for enduring success and allow us to focus on strategic growth areas, we will end or decrease work in certain areas of the business and follow Microsoft’s lead in removing layers of management to increase agility and effectiveness," Spencer said as quoted by CNBC.
The layoffs add to the series of job cuts carried out by the tech giant this year.
In January, it revealed performance-based cuts that affected less than one per cent of its workforce. In May, the tech giant revealed it was laying off more than 6,000 employees, or three per cent of its workforce, The Verge reported.
Just last month, it notified the Washington state government that it would lay off a total of 305 permanent staff in its Redmond headquarters.
Amy Hood, chief financial officer at Microsoft, said in an April conference call that they would "continue to focus on building high-performing teams and increasing our agility by reducing layers with fewer managers."
 

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