微软向约6万员工提供自愿离职补偿

Microsoft chief people officer Amy Coleman announced a Voluntary Exit Offer giving eligible employees financial support and career planning resources, with a spokesperson telling Business Insider about 60,000 staff, roughly 25 percent of the workforce, can take part. The offer covers employees at level 70 and below in Canada, India, the UK and the US, and some organizations have opted out, with no word yet on whether Xbox or its studios are included. Xbox began a restructuring this year that included a planned 3,200 job cuts, and Double Fine, Compulsion Games and Undead Labs have since gone independent while Arkane Lyon and Ninja Theory remain uncertain.

Microsoft is looking to cut more than 25% of its workforce. PC Gamer reported the plan and linked to the full story.

Microsoft plans to offer voluntary exit packages to about 60,000 workers, slightly more than a quarter of its total staff. Chief People Officer Amy Coleman said in a staff note that select vice president level and below employees in the U.S., Canada, the UK and India are eligible, while some data center staff are excluded. According to CNBC, employees have until December to decide and those who accept will leave on December 31, three months after Microsoft cut 4,800 roles including 1,600 Xbox layoffs in July.

Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to around 60,000 employees, roughly 25% of its workforce, covering the US, Canada, India and the UK, though not every team is eligible. Business Insider reports there is no indication yet whether Xbox is affected, while Xbox chief Matt Booty previously said the division was roughly three-quarters of the way through cutting 3,200 staff. Microsoft chief people officer Amy Coleman called the Voluntary Exit Offer new for the company, after a prior voluntary retirement program offered buyouts to 9,000 staff with about a third accepting.