Microsoft to sack 6,000 employees

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Microsoft is set to lay off 6,000 workers, amounting to nearly 3 per cent of its global workforce, The Guardian reported.

The company, which employed 228,000 full-time workers as of June 2024, did not provide specific details on the positions being cut.

However, the layoffs are expected to affect employees at all levels and across various locations, with an emphasis on reducing management ranks. Notices were sent to affected employees on Tuesday.

In a statement, Microsoft explained that the cuts were part of a broader organisational restructuring. Punch