Microsoft also cuts hard in its workforce in France: 200 jobs removed
Most big tech companies are doing very well in this year 2025. Microsoft is undoubtedly no exception, the majority of its business sectors being quietly in the green and its record turnover increasingly climbing higher at 76.44 billion dollars. However, the firm announced this year, twice, to operate severe cups of staff worldwide. In May, 6,000 positions were affected, followed by 9,000 in July. This represents a total of 6 % of its workforce, made up of 228,000 employees. Unsurprisingly, we learn today by informed that France will be impacted by this decision.
10 % of employees invited to leave Microsoft France
Of the 2,000 Microsoft France employees are about 200, or 10 %, who are invited to leave by the firm. A starting plan via a collective contractual termination (RCC) has indeed been launched, as had already the case in 2023. The first meetings with the social partners began last June, while interested employees have until the end of October to demonstrate their interest. The majority of them are at the headquarters of Issy-les-Moulineaux.
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A union source indicates that for Microsoft “The objective is to reach a more reduced target organization based on internal mobility or voluntary departures“And that”This mechanism is more protective for employees than what can be done by the group in other countries.“”
Water in gas
For Microsoft France, this workforce adjustment is there for “Meet strategic and business forecast requirements and improve operational efficiency while positioning the company for long -term growth.“To be clearer, Microsoft assumes this strong reduction in workforce to gain more profitability and be able to invest more in AI, dedicated according to the company to replace humans in many sectors.
If it is above all bad news for employees, these layoffs are also a blow for users. For several years now, the quality of different services from Microsoft (after -sales service, translation …) has only dropped. It is probably not by removing human resources that things may arrange.
