Microsoft plans to make a new round of layoffs across the company, impacting employees whose performance has been deemed to fall short of its standards.

Microsoft employs hundreds of thousands of people globally and has implemented multiple rounds of major layoffs over the years.

Fresh job cuts are sweeping the technology sector with Microsoft the latest company to be making layoffs. The numbers aren’t huge. The tech giant is cutting less than 1% of its employees, with the reductions based on performance,

Microsoft is laying off "a small percentage of its workforce," as the tech sector continues to endure a turbulent period.

Microsoft plans to lay off underperforming employees in 2025, impacting less than 1% of its workforce, while continuing to emphasize efficiency and AI skilling initiatives in India.

Microsoft trims less than 1% of its workforce as stock underperforms and AI challenges rise. The "underwhelming" Copilot rollout also worsens it.

Microsoft is cutting a small percentage of jobs across departments, based on performance, the company confirmed to CNBC on Wednesday.

Microsoft is reportedly planning to initiate performance-based job cuts across multiple departments. The news was first reported in Business Insider and later corroborated by CNBC. According to CNBC,

Microsoft reportedly plans a new round of job cuts in 2025, targeting low-performing employees across several divisions, including security.

Redmond claims cuts are performance based Microsoft kicks off the new year with more job cuts, as fewer than 1 percent of employees reportedly face the axe.… As first reported by Business Insider, Microsoft is trimming its workforce again,

In the options pits, Microsoft stock has been popular with call traders. This is per its 50-day call/put volume ratio of 2.10 over at the International Securities Exchange (ISE), Cboe Options Exchange (CBOE),