• Around 60,000 Microsoft employees are eligible for the new buyout program across four countries, said a person familiar with the matter.
  • The move comes six months after Microsoft announced its first-ever voluntary retirement program to a small set of U.S. workers.
  • Employees must decide whether to take the offer in early December, and those participating will leave on Dec. 31.

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