Microsoft offers voluntary exit to 60,000 staff, some in India
About a quarter of the company's workforce in the US, Canada, India and Britain is eligible, as Big Tech cuts costs while spending heavily on AI.
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Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees, roughly a quarter of its workforce.
Staff at vice-president level and below on select teams in the US, Canada, India and Britain are eligible; some data centre, sales and marketing staff are excluded.
It is Microsoft's second voluntary exit offer this year, as tech firms cut jobs while pouring money into AI.