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Xbox eliminated 268 roles across Halo Studios, other first-party studios and its management layer, part of fewer than 600 Microsoft cuts worldwide, and handed the next Halo game to a new Activision team; Ninja Theory now faces a proposed closure.

Samsung Electronics America's New Jersey WARN notice lists 739 roles at its Englewood Cliffs headquarters ending on 30 September 2026, about 62% of its roughly 1,200 New Jersey staff, as the unit moves to Plano, Texas.

Zalando is due to shut its Erfurt fulfilment centre at the end of September 2026, ending the jobs of about 2,100 remaining staff at a site that employed around 2,700 when the closure was announced.

TikTok's US joint venture is permanently closing its Music Row office in Nashville on 5 October 2026, eliminating all 250 jobs there, including members of its content-moderation team.

Salesforce's second Washington round in a year cuts 59 jobs, among them engineers, product directors and Tableau support staff, at its Fremont and Bellevue offices from 5 October 2026.

Salesforce's cut of 74 jobs at its 415 Mission Street headquarters, its fourth round of San Francisco layoffs since September 2025, is scheduled to begin in early October.

A year after its $9.1 billion takeover, Sanofi is laying off 229 former Blueprint Medicines staff and closing Blueprint's two Sidney Street offices in Cambridge, with separations from 9 October 2026 to late June 2027.

Netflix announced a roughly 6% workforce cut on October 14, 2026. Variety reports about 1,000 jobs, mainly in product, technology, legal and HR.

GSK presented a Belgian restructuring plan that could affect up to 1,217 employees, triggering a consultation process and union blockades. Factory workers are excluded from the announced proposal; the affected posts have not all been terminated.

Sapporo USA is laying off 270 workers at Stone Brewing's Escondido brewery, packaging hall and offices in two rounds, 58 on 19 October and 212 on 13 November 2026, per state WARN filings, after selling the Stone brand to Firestone Walker and Duvel.

Reuters reports that Cristiano Amon’s October 19 memo outlined performance-focused global reductions after annual reviews. The affected headcount and restructuring charge were not disclosed; notifications are due to begin in November.

NAB plans to remove up to 2,500 internal roles, including up to 1,500 by the end of 2026, while reducing consultants and contractors. It expects an approximately A$300 million pre-tax restructuring charge.

Staff notifications began October 20 for a restructuring covering the UK and Ireland business and its Portugal and Romania hubs. Flutter estimates $80–90 million in pre-tax charges, mainly severance and benefits, subject to consultation.

eBay confirmed plans to cut about 9% of its workforce, affecting around 1,000 jobs. Staff notifications are expected in the coming days; the company says it will continue hiring selectively.

BioWare confirmed its closure on October 21 as EA ended early development of the next Mass Effect game. Roughly 400 EA jobs, including about 50 at BioWare, are reported affected; EA’s published statement does not give a headcount.

Barclays’ October 22 results presentation forecasts about 5,000 FTE reductions from 2026 structural cost actions, subject to consultation. Around 60% of the H2 actions affect support functions, including developers.

American Express disclosed a $336 million restructuring charge on October 23 and said the plan is expected to eliminate about 5% of positions globally. The announcement accompanied record Q3 revenue of $20.062 billion and higher full-year earnings guidance.

Microsoft introduces a voluntary exit program across four countries. About 60,000 employees are eligible; that figure is not a confirmed departure or layoff count.

Scripps completes 431 workforce reductions on October 27 while planning more than 100 reporting and community roles. Rehiring affected colleagues is an aim, not verified net job creation.

Dropbox told staff on October 28, 2026 that about 200 roles will be eliminated. Its filing forecasts US$27–33 million of cash outlays and US$20–25 million of incremental expense.

Amazon confirmed a new devices-and-services layoff round. Reuters reports about 250 affected roles, primarily in software development; the company did not publish an exact count.

Comcast filed WARN notices from 29 October covering 159 jobs in Washington, 634 in Philadelphia, 119 in New Jersey and 82 in California, about 994 in all, after saying it would book a Q4 restructuring charge of more than US$1 billion.

On its third-quarter earnings call on 3 November 2026, Fiserv CEO Takis Georgakopoulos said the payments company has reduced contractors and employees by 3,000 since he took over, including more than 10% of senior management, while doubling its Project Elevate savings target to $1 billion.

Enovix said on November 5 it had completed about 220 employee and contract-labor reductions from a base of 946 positions, citing US$8.5 million in annual savings while shifting resources toward South Korea.

Hundreds of Oracle employees in Washington and California given notice on 14 September reach their last day under the WARN notices Oracle filed.

Pella plans initial staff separations as early as December 3, 2026, with final layoffs by the end of January. North Carolina’s WARN record lists 133 affected workers and a January 31, 2027 permanent closure at 310 Rockingham Drive.

Mosaic plans 199 employment separations on December 8 while idling South Fort Meade for more than six months, according to FOX 13’s reporting on its WARN notice. A restart date remains unpublished.

Cannondale’s Wilton office transition affects 143 listed roles, including remote workers. First separations are scheduled for December 21,2026; office operations wind down by mid-2027, while separations may continue through December 31,2027.

A California WARN filing lists 159 permanent job cuts at Disney’s Glendale site effective December 29, 2026. It does not identify specific roles or cancelled projects.

Hershey's Advancing Agility & Automation Initiative, which cut jobs and automated processes from 2024, is due to finish at the end of 2026 at a cost of $200-250 million. It is expected to leave about $400 million of annual savings.

Nestlé stops making hollow chocolate figures at its 220-worker Diósgyőr plant in Miskolc at the end of 2026, and Hungarian food wholesaler Vimpex takes the factory over from 1 January 2027, keeping at least a third of the staff.

Nestlé aims to finish cutting about 16,000 jobs and reach CHF 3.0 billion of Fuel for Growth cost savings by the end of 2027. By mid-2026 it reported CHF 1.7 billion of savings delivered.