Microsoft (MSFT) plans to reduce less than 1% of its 228,000 employees in the next few months, The Information reported Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
The layoffs will reportedly be based on employee performance and span multiple divisions.
Microsoft said in a statement to MT Newswires it is “planning terminations related to performance across the company, and that when people leave for performance reasons, the company typically backfills the roles.”
A Microsoft spokesman added, “At Microsoft we focus on high performance talent. We are always working on helping people learn and grow. When people are not performing, we take the appropriate action.”