Microsoft and LinkedIn, employing around 4,000 people in Ireland, are initiating a restructuring that could lead to job cuts affecting middle managers and non-AI related staff. A reduction of about 3%, approximating 180 jobs, is anticipated due to changing market dynamics. Despite recent expansions in Dublin, the restructuring highlights a shift in focus towards AI-related work, with engineers in this area considered less vulnerable. This process involves mandatory consultations in Ireland prior to any layoffs, reflecting differences in worker protections compared to the US.
In Ireland, redundancies on the scale being considered for the group as a whole trigger a mandatory consultation process with employees' representatives for at least 30 days.
The focus on job losses is understood to be middle managers and staff working on products and projects away from the developing fields of AI.
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