Microsoft cuts another 2,100 jobs, with more losses to come

Microsoft Research Lab among operations to close as Nadella continues reforms

Microsoft has cut another 2,000 jobs as part of the firm's ongoing restructuring plans set out by CEO Satya Nadella as it shifts its focus away from software and towards cloud based services.

Plans to cut 13,000 jobs - 14 per cent of Microsoft's total workforce - were set out earlier this year with the latest round of 2,100 redundancies forming part of that planned figure.

Of those being let go, 747 are based around Microsoft's base in the Seattle area while it's understood that Microsoft's Research lab in Silicon Valley will also be closed.

The remainder of the 2,100 jobs being lost as a result of the latest round of restucring will come from various Microsoft operations around the globe.

"As we announced July 17, Microsoft is reducing our overall workforce by approximately 18,000 positions over the course of the year, with about 13,000 reductions initiated in July. We've taken another step in that process today, with the elimination of about 2,100 jobs which are part of the overall 18,000 number announced in July," said a Microsoft statement.

"The reductions happening today are spread across many different business units, and many different countries," it continued.

"We will continue to go through this process in the most thoughtful manner possible, with the deepest respect for affected individuals and recognition of their service to the company. We will offer severance to all affected employees," the statement added.

Earlier this year, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced a number of plans to restructure Microsoft as the firm shifts away from its traditional areas of business to pave the way for a cloud- and mobile-first strategy.