Spotify has announced it will cut down 17 per cent of its workforce in order to save costs.The streaming platform previously laid off 6 per cent of its staff earlier this year in January, saying at the time it was doing so to promote “speed”.This time, chief executive Daniel Ek has said he made the “difficult” decision as economic growth has “slowed dramatically”.
Spotify employs around 9,000 people, meaning 1,500 jobs will be lost in the current round of layoffs.“I recognise this will impact a number of individuals who have made valuable contributions,” Ek wrote. “To be blunt, many smart, talented and hard-working people will be departing us.” He also added that the cuts would be “incredibly painful for our team”.Ek also addressed the “surprisingly large” redundancies given Spotify’s recent announcement that the company had made a profit.
The company reportedly made a profit of €65million (£55.7million) for the September-November quarter, its first quarterly profit for more than a year.“We debated making smaller reductions throughout 2024 and 2025,” Ek wrote. “Yet, considering the gap between our financial goal state and our current operational costs, I decided that a substantial action to rightsize our costs was the best option to accomplish our objectives.”The company claimed it will offer five months of severance pay, holiday pay, and healthcare coverage for its severance period.
Spotify will also offer immigration support to employees and career support.Spotify has recently made controversial changes to its platform, including a streaming threshold of 1,000 plays to generate royalties.
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