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Information / Communication Publishing Of Information; Production And Programming Of Audiovisual Publishing Activities 58.21 - Publishing Of Computer Games
1,900 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
15 February 2024
Employment effect (start)
15 February 2024
Foreseen end date
Description
American multinational technology company Microsoft has announced that it will cut 1,900 jobs worldwide, including 136 positions in Ireland.
The dismissals will be carried out at Blizzard Entertainment which was recently acquired by Microsoft in a deal worth $69 million. Following the acquisition, Microsoft announced that it would be cutting 1,900 jobs across its video-gaming divisions, including at Blizzard.
According to People Before Profit TD Mick Barry, the company has refused to engage with the trade union chosen to represent the workers. Martin noted that the planned redundancies were very serious for the affected employees.
Eurofound (2024), Microsoft, Internal restructuring in World, factsheet number 200886, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/200886.
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