Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is set to begin company-wide layoffs on Tuesday across multiple countries as part of its push to expedite hiring for machine learning engineers, according to internal memos sent to employees on Friday.
Mark Zuckerberg-led Meta is preparing to carry out its planned layoffs next week, with reports suggesting that the technology giant is firing 3600 employees. Employees in Germany, France, Italy, and the Netherlands will be exempt from the cuts “due to local regulations,” while those in more than a dozen other countries across Europe, Asia and Africa will receive their notifications between February 11 and February 18, it said.
Tech layoffs have been common since 2022 when the industry course-corrected after massive hiring sprees during the coronavirus pandemic. Already in 2025, 42 companies have laid off roughly 11,000 employees. Meta sent out notices to the employees who lost their jobs starting at 5 a.m. Monday local time.
Nearly 4,000 workers across the globe are set to be impacted, with only Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands exempt from the cuts due to local laws. Employees in Europe, Asia and Africa will be notified of the layoffs between February 11 and February 19.
One of the memos, authored by Meta’s head of people Janelle Gale, stated that notices, including those for employees in the US, were expected to be sent by Monday at 5am local time. Workers in Germany, France, Italy, and the Netherlands will be exempt from the layoffs “due to local regulations”, while employees in over a dozen other countries across Europe, Asia, and Africa will receive their notifications between February 11 and February 18, the memo mentioned.
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