Google is set to cut 240 jobs in Ireland as part of the 12,000 layoffs announced by parent Alphabet last month.
Staff were informed of the job losses by email on Wednesday, and a collective consultation process is set to begin tomorrow.
Of the 240 jobs being cut, 85 will be in sales, 80 are in technology and engineering, and 75 are in support functions.
The tech giant has a headcount of 5,500 in Ireland, and the cuts equate to around 4% of its Irish workforce, less than the 6% global figure touted by the group.
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Simon Coveney has been informed of the job cuts.
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Staff in the US were informed of their redundancies shortly after the global announcement, but staff internationally were made to wait due to local employment laws.
Affected employees in the US will be paid at least 16 weeks of severance and six months' worth of health benefits, while laid off staff in other regions will receive packages based on local laws and practices.
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said at the time of the announcement that he took "full responsibility for the decisions that led us here.
"These are important moments to sharpen our focus, re-engineer our cost base, and direct our talent and capital to our highest priorities," he added.
Alphabet reported having close to 187,000 employees in September, an increase of around 24% or more than 26,000 people year-on-year, and its headcount has grown by approximately 20% per year on average over the past five years.
The group is just one of several tech giants to announce wide-reaching job losses in recent months, including Microsoft and Amazon, with hundreds of Irish staff affected.
Photo: A view of Google logo on a Google building GRCQ1 in Dublin's Grand Canal area. On Thursday, 10 June 2021, in Dublin, Ireland. (Pic: Getty Images/Artur Widak/NurPhoto)
