Company employs about 3,500 in Ireland
A Microsoft Ireland spokesperson declined to comment.
Globally, Microsoft may lay off about 11,000 staff. The move could indicate that the tech sector will continue to shed jobs generally. The company plans to cut jobs in a number of engineering divisions, Bloomberg reported, according to a person familiar with the matter, while Insider reported that Microsoft could cut recruiting staff by as much as one-third.Microsoft had 221,000 full-time employees, including 122,000 in the United States and 99,000 internationally, as of June 30, according to filings.
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