Microsoft plans to make a new round of layoffs across the company, impacting employees whose performance has been deemed to fall short of its standards.

Microsoft employs hundreds of thousands of people globally and has implemented multiple rounds of major layoffs over the years.

Microsoft is laying off "a small percentage of its workforce," as the tech sector continues to endure a turbulent period.

Microsoft’s lates round of layoffs is part of the company’s updated performance management strategy, aligning with similar actions by other tech giants. The cuts are expected to be widespread, impacting several departments,

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Microsoft is cutting a small percentage of jobs across departments, based on performance, the company confirmed to CNBC on Wednesday.

Microsoft is reportedly planning to initiate performance-based job cuts across multiple departments. The news was first reported in Business Insider and later corroborated by CNBC. According to CNBC,

Redmond claims cuts are performance based Microsoft kicks off the new year with more job cuts, as fewer than 1 percent of employees reportedly face the axe.… As first reported by Business Insider, Microsoft is trimming its workforce again,

The job cuts follow multiple rounds of layoffs within the company's gaming division last year. Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) is planning a round of performance-based layoffs, the company confirmed to the Business Journal Wednesday.