Microsoft a annoncé un nouvelle vague de licenciements. 9 000 personnes vont quitter cette entreprise très présente en Israël. Microsoft va donc perdre 4 % de ses effectifs mondiaux . Il s’agit de deuxième grande opération de réduction de personnel en 2025, après celui de mai qui avait déjà touché 6.000 personnes, notamment dans les divisions produits et ingénierie.

En Israël aucune annonce n’a été faite sur le nombre d’employés qui quitteront ce groupe. 

« Nous continuons à mettre en œuvre les changements organisationnels nécessaires « pour mieux positionner l’entreprise et les équipes pour réussir sur un marché dynamique », a déclaré un porte-parole de l’entreprise.

L’industrie high-tech est entrée dans une période de baisse significative des investissements depuis le milieu de l’année 2022 dans le cadre des tendances mondiales, qui ont ralenti globalement au cours de l’année 2023, mais elles se sont approfondies en Israël en raison du projet largement controversé de refonte du système judiciaire et de la guerre qui a suivi la fin de l’année dernière.

LE PLUS. Microsoft’s second major layoff in weeks to slash 9,000 roles, with Israel possibly impacted.

Less than 4% of global workforce affected as company doubles down on cost cuts amid massive AI bets.

Microsoft will lay off nearly 4% of its workforce, the company said on Wednesday, in the latest job cuts as the tech giant looks to rein in costs amid hefty investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure.
The company, which had about 228,000 employees worldwide as of June 2024, had announced layoffs in May, affecting around 6,000 workers. It was planning to cut thousands of jobs, particularly in sales, Bloomberg News reported last month.

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Among those expected to be laid off are Microsoft employees in Israel. It is still unclear how many staff in Israel will be cut.
The Windows maker had pledged $80 billion in capital spending for its fiscal year 2025. However, the soaring cost of scaling its AI infrastructure has weighed on its margins, with its June quarter cloud margin expected to shrink from last year.
Microsoft said on Wednesday it planned to reduce organizational layers with fewer managers and streamline its products, procedures and roles.
The Seattle Times first reported on the layoffs earlier on Wednesday. Separately, Bloomberg News reported Microsoft’s Barcelona-based King division, which makes the Candy Crush video game, is cutting 10% of its staff, or about 200 jobs.
Microsoft confirmed to Reuters that its gaming division was impacted by the layoffs, although not the majority of the unit, but did not provide further details.
Big Tech peers, which are investing heavily in artificial intelligence, have also announced job cuts.
Facebook parent Meta earlier this year said it would trim about 5% of its « lowest performers », while Alphabet’s Google has also laid off hundreds of employees in the past year.
Amazon has also cut jobs across its business segments, most recently in its books division. The company had earlier laid off employees in its devices and services unit, and communications staff.
Economic uncertainties and rising costs have triggered layoffs across sectors in Corporate America, as companies rush to streamline operations and hedge against further cost pressures.

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