Microsoft to shed 120 Irish jobs, staff and Government told via IrishTimesBiz
Microsoft’s new campus in south Dublin: the company is set to shed 120 jobs in Ireland, below the global target of 5% of its workforce. Photograph: Brenda FitzsimonsMicrosoft will cut 120 jobs in Ireland as part of a global cost-cutting initiative aimed at trimming its workforce by 10,000 people or 5 per cent this year, staff and the Government have been told.
A 5 per cent reduction of the company’s headcount in Ireland would have resulted in some 175 job losses here. However, Irish staff and the Department of Enterprise were informed on Thursday that just 120 roles will be affected across its Irish operations in Leopardstown in south Dublin, sources with knowledge of the situation have told The Irish Times.
Microsoft announced the global job cuts in January amid a sharp correction that has swept through the tech sector in recent weeks as the historic boom in digital demand caused by Covid-19 lockdowns has faded. Facebook parent, Meta, as well as Amazon, Intel, Google and others have announced similar retrenchments in recent weeks. Online shopping site eBay announced plans this week to trim 400 people, or 4 per cent of its workforce, with some Irish workers reporting on Thursday that they had been told their jobs were going.
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