Meta layoff: Here is what 8,000 employees let go will receive as severance package
Facebook parent company Meta has begun laying off nearly eight thousand employees as part of a previously announced restructuring as the social media giant continues to accelerate progress towards AI. The layoffs will affect Meta employees all over the world, and those affected in Asian countries will receive the dreaded notification at 4am Singapore time on Wednesday.
Meta allocation package
According to a Business Content According to the report, Meta employees in the US will receive a severance package that includes 16 weeks or four months of base pay, plus two weeks of continuous employment each year. They will also receive 18 months of health insurance for themselves and their families, three times the previous amount.
Affected employees outside the US will receive similar packages that vary by country.
Meta layoffs 2026
Meta Platforms, currently the 10th most valuable company in the world by market value, has made numerous layoffs in recent years. Meta is laying off about 10 percent of its staff in its latest round of layoffs; Engineering, product and content design teams are reportedly hardest hit. The company also canceled 6,000 open roles and forcibly transferred 7,000 employees to local organizations of AI.
What did Meta’s HR chief say?
Meta’s HR chief, Janelle Gale, said in a note Monday that management positions will be cut across the company to create flatter organizational structures.
“We are now at the stage where many organizations can operate with a flatter structure, with smaller pod/cohort teams that can move faster and with greater ownership,” he wrote.
Previous Meta layoffs
This comes just over six months after Meta cut nearly 600 roles in its AI division to fix overlapping teams following an internal restructuring in October 2025.
Meta has laid off more than 30,000 employees since 2022, according to online trackers, and Mark Zuckerberg has doubled its productivity as the company continues to push forward with its heavy investment in artificial intelligence. The company has committed over $100 billion in AI capital spending this year.
Meta’s artificial intelligence move
He also encouraged engineers to use AI agents to help with coding and other tasks and outlined plans to track employees’ devices to improve the technology. According to Blomberg, Zuckerberg also spent time coding his own AI-powered assistant to handle some CEO duties, such as getting feedback from employees.
“Automotive companies like Meta are no longer at risk of being an employer of choice because it turns out they will cut people out when the opportunity arises,” Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, professor of economics and behavioral science at the University of Oxford, told Bloomberg. “Doing so may lead to cost savings in the short term, but can compromise long-term growth potential by undermining employee well-being and engagement.”
While Meta continues to invest in artificial intelligence, the aggressive spending has caused concern among investors who worry that the company’s investment may not ultimately pay off. Although Meta framed the layoffs as an opportunity to “offset” the cost of some major AI investments, analysts at Evercore estimate the cuts will save only about $3 billion.
