Microsoft buyouts: Which 60,000 employees in the US, UK and Canada qualify, benefits, severence package and more. Read the full memoMicrosoft buyouts: Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to eligible employees in the US, UK, Canada and India. Employees have until earl...
27 Oct, 2026, 03.18 PM IST
No layoffs in 101 years: CEO of a company that has never laid off workers says businesses should cut costs elsewhere instead of firing employeesAs Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to around 60,000 employees amid heavy AI investment, the CEO of a 101-year-old syrup maker says busin...
27 Oct, 2026, 01.57 PM IST
'I am so torn on what to do': Microsoft employee returning from maternity leave offered voluntary exit, turns to internet for adviceA Microsoft employee in Canada says she was offered a voluntary exit package worth around 10 months of pay just before her maternity leave ...
27 Oct, 2026, 01.33 PM IST
Microsoft offers voluntary exits to 60,000 employees: What's in it, who qualifies and will India’s 23,000-strong workforce be impacted?Microsoft has introduced a voluntary exit offer for eligible employees in India, the US, the UK and Canada, covering around 60,000 workers ...
27 Oct, 2026, 12.51 PM IST
What is the difference between buyout and layoff? Microsoft offers buyout to 60,000 employees; check what it means for workersMicrosoft buyout offer to 60,000 workers: Microsoft has introduced a Voluntary Exit Offer (VEO) for eligible employees in India, the US, Ca...
27 Oct, 2026, 12.30 PM IST
‘You are more than who you work for’: Ex-Microsoft director shares life after voluntary exitFormer Microsoft director Diane Boettcher has advised employees considering voluntary buyouts to look beyond their professional identities....
27 Oct, 2026, 11.44 AM IST
Microsoft announces voluntary exit offer for 60,000 employees in India, 3 other countriesMicrosoft has announced a voluntary exit programme for eligible employees in multiple countries, including India. The offer is available to...
27 Oct, 2026, 06.15 AM IST
Microsoft offers exit packages to India staff amid $20.5 billion AI pushWhile the company has not given specifics of the number of people who shall be covered through this programme, there are around 60,000 empl...
27 Oct, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Microsoft buyouts: MSFT stock price jumps but why is tech giant offering massive 'voluntary exit' package for 60,000 employees, including VP level? Check which countries workforce impactedMicrosoft, Amazon, Alphabet and Meta are collectively on track to pour roughly $700 billion into AI data centers, chips and computing infra...
27 Oct, 2026, 01.12 AM IST
VRS offer in hand? Check these tax rules before you accept the packageContemplating a Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS)? Prior to making your decision, it’s crucial to analyze the overall financial implication...
13 Oct, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
Retiring early? Know how much tax exemption can employees claim for VRSYou can claim full tax exemption on VRS if the scheme was launched under special framework; Know how it works for employees claiming VRS.
28 Aug, 2026, 10.27 AM IST
Explained: Is Google asking people to quit?The voluntary exit package (VEP) is reportedly aimed at employees who may feel out of sync with the organisation’s transformation involving...
11 Feb, 2026, 09.18 PM IST
Google offers voluntary exit packages to employees as company ramps up AI strategyGoogle is offering voluntary exit packages to some employees. This move is part of the company's strategy to strengthen its position and fo...
11 Feb, 2026, 08.10 PM IST
YouTube quietly launches exit program for US workers — is a mass layoff coming?YouTube has initiated a voluntary exit program for its U.S. staff, offering severance packages. Concurrently, the company is restructuring ...
30 Oct, 2025, 10.12 PM IST
YouTube-Google lay offs, job cuts news true? Here's all about 'voluntary exit program' announced by Alphabet's video streaming serviceYouTube's "voluntary exit program" comes days after Amazon had announced job cuts at the corporate level.
30 Oct, 2025, 07.33 PM IST
Google layoffs 2025: Tech titan offers buyouts to U.S. employees—are layoffs next?Google is offering voluntary buyouts to employees in the U.S. across various divisions like Knowledge and Information, central engineering,...
11 Jun, 2025, 06.23 PM IST
Alphabet's Google cuts some cloud division staff: ReportThe size of the layoffs or how many workers have been affected was undetermined, Bloomberg said, adding that the round of cuts impacted onl...
27 Feb, 2025, 10.16 AM IST