New Delhi, Oct. 27 -- Microsoft's Chief People Officer, Amy Coleman, announced on 26 October the introduction of the Voluntary Exit Offer (VEO) to eligible employees within participating organisations. This means employees in divisions such as Xbox, Windows, Copilot and finance are eligible to participate. As per the official communication, this offer will be available to eligible employees in participating teams in Canada, India, the United Kingdom and the United States at level 70 and below. Microsoft follows a level system to denote seniority.

This buyout options has been extended to 60,000 people, which reportedly represent nearly 27% of company's workforce. As of 30 June 2026, the company's headcount stood at 223,000 people on a ful...