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200 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
2 September 2025
Employment effect (start)
3 September 2025
Foreseen end date
1 January 2026
Description
The American multinational Microsoft, a major player in the tech industry employing around 2,000 people in France, is set to cut 10% of its workforce as part of a large-scale global restructuring plan. The elimination of 200 positions, including 148 managerial roles, is linked to the rapid and massive deployment of AI.
The company and labour unions signed a collective mutual termination agreement last July in an effort to redirect its business strategy and reorganise internal operations. These downsizing measures have heated anger among employees, while Microsoft's management justifies the move by pointing to an additional $80 billion in investments this year, driven by AI.
Eurofound (2025), Microsoft, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 203248, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203248.
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