Microsoft layoff: In a massive bad news for the IT sector employees across the world global IT giant Microsoft has announced another round of massive layoff the second in the month. As per media reports Microsoft is expected to lay off nearly 4% of its workforce as the company plans to reduce costs due to its increasing investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure. Here are all the details you need to know about the Microsoft layoff and how many employees it will impact. “We continue to implement organizational changes necessary to best position the company and teams for success in a dynamic marketplace” Microsoft said in its statement. Why is Microsoft firing thousands of employees? Notably Microsoft had about 228000 employees worldwide as of June 2024 before which it had announced layoffs in May affecting around 6000 workers and now the recent layoff is expected to impact over 9000 employees. As per Bloomberg News report from last month Microsoft is planning to cut thousands of jobs particularly in sales. How is AI impacting Microsoft lays offs? Tech giant Microsoft has cut hundreds of more jobs just weeks after reducing nearly 3 per cent of its global workforce in the AI era. As per a filing with Washington state’s Employment Security Department 305 additional employees in Redmond Washington have been asked to leave. A company spokesperson said in a statement the latest headcount reduction is in addition to the 6000 job cuts announced last month which is roughly 3 per cent of its global workforce. We continue to implement organisational changes necessary to best position the company for success in a dynamic marketplace the spokesperson was quoted as saying in reports. What did Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella say on layoffs? Notably Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has said that the recent layoffs were not linked to employee performance but due to organisational restructuring. Addressing staff during a town-hall meeting Nadella said the layoffs were necessary to realign teams in accordance with Microsoft’s evolving priorities particularly its growing focus on artificial intelligence. (With inputs from agencies)