Google Employee Buyouts Google, one of the world’s leading tech companies, has extended the option of voluntary resignation to its employees. The company’s parent company Alphabet is investing heavily in artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud infrastructure. Meanwhile, this step has been taken to control expenses and change the number of employees as per business priorities.
Google’s voluntary exit offer in five countries
According to Reuters report, Google extended voluntary exit packages to some employees in Canada, France, Germany, Japan and Switzerland through June 2026. A company spokesperson confirmed that a voluntary attrition plan had been launched for some teams in 2025. After this, it was extended to some other countries in June 2026. However, the company has not made public the information about how many employees have accepted the offer in this new phase. This offer is not for all employees. Eligibility is decided on the basis of the respective team and department.
How much is the severance package available in Switzerland? (Google Employee Buyouts)
According to Reuters report, employees in Switzerland who accepted the plan were given a severance amount equal to one month’s salary for every year they worked at the company. However, its maximum limit was kept at 12 months’ salary. Google has approximately 5,000 employees in this country. According to the report, at least four people out of about 50 employees of one team had accepted the offer. Employees from key departments such as Google Cloud and AI research unit DeepMind were excluded from some of the earlier voluntary exit programs. The company is currently including AI and cloud business among its major priorities.
Meta also introduced voluntary exit plan in France (Google Employee Buyouts)
Meanwhile, Meta has also proposed voluntary resignation for its employees in France. According to Bussiness and other media reports, Meta has about 300 employees in France and about 100 employees are likely to be affected by the plan. Unlike Google and Microsoft’s plans, Meta is using the Rupture Conventionnelle Collective (RCC), a collective contractual termination procedure under French labor laws. In this system, after negotiations between the company and trade unions, employees can voluntarily leave the job with mutual consent.
How much compensation will Meta employees get? (Google Employee Buyouts)
According to the report, Meta’s proposed plan calls for giving a severance amount equal to 2.15 months’ salary for every year of service. Apart from this, there is a proposal to give 10 months of mobility leave to the employees and during this period, they will be paid 80 percent of their gross salary. The company is also looking to help employees learn new professional skills, change careers and start their own businesses. The last date of application for interested employees is 5 November 2026. In this way, big tech companies including Google and Meta are changing the structure of their employees and business amid increasing investment in AI. However, the terms and procedures of the voluntary exit plans of both the companies are different.