India, June 11 -- Google has launched a new round of voluntary buyout offers to employees across several key departments including Knowledge & Information, central engineering, marketing, research, and communications in a continued effort to streamline its workforce and control costs.
The move comes as the company awaits a federal court ruling that could force a breakup of parts of its business over antitrust violations.
While the exact number of affected employees remains undisclosed, the initiative follows similar buyout programs introduced earlier this year in Google's hardware, human resources, legal, and finance teams. These programs offer U.S.-based employees severance packages reportedly including up to 14 weeks of salary, plus an ...