Tech Lay-Offs

Microsoft cuts 1,900 jobs in gaming, including at division with Dublin and Cork offices

Tech giant said it had ‘identified areas of overlap’ and ‘set priorities’

Ebay to cut 1,000 jobs, reduce contractors to sharpen focus

Auction site is latest tech firm to slash headcount this year

Google boss warns staff to expect further job cuts this year

Sundar Pichai memo points to ‘tough choices’ ahead as tech giant invests in big priorities

Employers in IT and tech sectors report steep declines in hiring outlook

Survey shows 90% of businesses in the IT sector are still having difficulty finding candidates with the skills they need

Tech sector believes worst is over for job losses

Any further cuts likely to come from support and HR roles

Multinationals cut Irish jobs for first time in decade amid tech slowdown

State inward investment agency says it accounted for 11.3% of national employment this year

Tech sector employers anticipate further job losses in early 2024

Even with expected cuts, companies still struggling to find people with right skills

Redundancy: What payments and support are you entitled to when you lose your job?

On The Money: Knowing how your payoff will be taxed and your rights to other support are important in a position few plan to find themselves in

How Elon Musk changed Twitter’s Dublin operation: ‘He broke the culture in a week’

One year on from the billionaire’s €43bn takeover, former staff recall the brutal cull at the Irish offices of the tech giant now known as X

Government in dark on possible Irish impact from LinkedIn cuts

Microsoft-owned company has yet to inform the Government of its plans for collective redundancies

Profits, revenues at Hubspot Ireland boomed before global job cuts

Turnover across marketing software firm’s European operations jumped 32% to almost €391.3m last year

Irish technology sector shed 3,000 jobs in the year to August, says CSO

CSO figures show the largest annual increase in employee numbers was in the financial, insurance and real estate sector

Dublin office market is in a downswing but it’s unlikely to be deep or long-lasting

Tech sector slowdown and remote working will push Dublin’s office vacancy rate to about 15.5% later this year

What is Fine Gael doing for under-35s?

Party claims without jobs it helped create, there would be ‘no opportunity’ in Ireland for people coming out of college

Digital transformation slowing as firms pull back amid rising costs

Fewer than half of businesses are delivering digital projects on budget, says Expleo

WhatsApp Ireland’s profits soar as it cuts provision for regulatory breaches

Meta-owned firm’s after-tax profit totalled €41.1m last year, up from €1.8m a year earlier

Ireland risks becoming complacent about the need for fresh foreign direct investment

The availability of housing, sustainable energy and water infrastructures, and issues relating to the planning system all need to be addressed if the State is to continue to attract multinational companies to invest here

Cliff Taylor: Is the Irish tech sector really facing a crisis?

If the sector treads water for a while, there will be some economic pain, but fears of a collapse are overstated

Dramatic fall in number of ICT work permits issued to foreign workers

Fifty per cent reduction in ICT permits issued in first six months of 2023

Inside Accenture: ‘A lot of us are aware that our jobs are going to be redeployed’ to lower-cost countries

As firm moves to lay off almost 900 people in Ireland, staff reveal ‘atmosphere of uncertainty’ at professional services giant

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