Google announces another round of layoffs as part of 'large scale' restructuring trends now Google announced unspecified amount of firings on Wednesday Some roles will be moved abroad and others affected can reapply internally It follows other savage cuts by the tech giant earlier this year By Bethan Sexton For Dailymail.Com Published: 20:08 BST, 17 April 2024 | Updated: 20:13 BST, 17 April 2024 Viewcomments Google is laying off an unspecified number of employees as part of 'large scale' restructuring at the technology giant. The firings are not company-wide and affected employees will be able to apply for internal roles, a spokesman confirmed. A small percentage of the impacted roles will be required to relocate to hubs the company is investing in, including Chicago, Atlanta, India and Dublin. The layoffs follow a slew of job cuts across Google, and the tech and media industry this year, adding to fears that layoffs may continue as companies grapple with economic uncertainty. 'Throughout the second half of 2023 and into 2024, a number of our teams made changes to become more efficient and work better, remove layers and align their resources to their biggest product priorities,' the spokesperson added. Google is laying off an unspecified number of employees as part of 'large scale' restructuring at the technology giant Employees across several of Google' teams in its real estate and finance departments have been affected, according to a Business Insider report. The finance teams affected include Google's treasury, business services, and revenue cash operations, it added. Google's finance chief, Ruth Porat, sent an email to staff saying the restructuring includes expanding growth to Bangalore, Mexico City, and Dublin. Although the full scale of the cuts is unknown, one employee described then as 'pretty large-scale'. Google let go of hundreds of workers across multiple teams in January including its engineering, hardware and assistant teams as the company ramps up investment and builds its artificial intelligence offerings. Company CEO Sundar Pichai reportedly told employees at the start of the year to expect more job cuts. Read more: Share or comment on this article: Google announces another round of layoffs as part of 'large scale' restructuring All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility