The software program big has not clarified what number of Irish workers at its 2,000-strong workplace it desires to chop, however has knowledgeable the Division of Enterprise, Commerce and Employment of its intention to put folks off
It’s the newest in a recent wave of tech trade layoffs affecting lots of of Irish staff in January.
The corporate has knowledgeable the Division of Enterprise, Commerce and Employment of its plans.
It’s the third time in 12 months that the agency has reduce Irish workers, after 200 had been let go final January with extra affected in August.
The software program firm has been contacted for remark.
Workers contained in the agency advised the Irish Unbiased that quite a lot of administration workers have been consulted on the proposed cuts.
The determine is prone to be over 30, in accordance with workers spoken to by the Irish Unbiased. Salesforce employs virtually 2,000 folks in Eire.
Earlier this week, US information retailers reported that the corporate would let go of 1pc of its international workforce, amounting to round 700 folks.
Marc Benioff’s software program agency not too long ago developed a brand new campus in Dublin’s docklands, which acts as its European headquarters and which may accommodate over 3,000 staff.
Salesforce is the newest tech big with Irish staff to announce job cuts in current weeks.
To this point this yr, the listing of tech companies with Irish workplaces which have introduced layoffs contains Citrix, Google, Amazon, eBay, Microsoft, Paypal, SAP and Three.
Generally, corporations have cited both a reorganisation of firm actions or trimming of departments after pandemic-related hiring booms.
Beneath Irish employment regulation, many multinationals are obliged to tell the Division of Enterprise, Commerce and Employment when embarking on a major spherical of layoffs, often outlined as greater than 30.
Salesforce has seen its US share worth rise by 80pc during the last yr, twice as quick because the Nasdaq common.
Nevertheless, it noticed a decline in gross sales development.
The corporate nonetheless lists 64 open roles to be crammed on the roles website Certainly.com.
“The Division obtained a collective redundancy notification in relation to potential redundancies at Salesforce Eire on thirtieth January 2024,” stated a spokesperson for the Division of Enterprise, Commerce and Employment.
