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Layoffs · EMEA

Microsoft is extending the consultation period by one month for the planned closure of Arkane Lyon (217 employees) while it explores a partner to finance the final development of Marvel's Blade. Part of wider Xbox gaming cuts of over 1,600 jobs.

Layoffs · EMEA

Volvo Car is deepening job cuts as China sales slump. The reductions are around 6% of its global workforce, with most in Sweden.

Layoffs · EMEA

The Daily Telegraph, bought in June by Axel Springer, cut about 100 jobs and said it will become a global, AI-powered premium media and intelligence business.

Layoffs · EMEA

Microsoft-owned Arkane Lyon (217 employees) faces possible closure by mid-November 2026 unless a buyer is found. A French collective redundancy process is under way, with an internal plan for full cessation of activities starting end-2026 and running into Q1 2027. Several takeover options are reportedly being considered, and unions are seeking more time.

Layoffs · EMEA

British Cycling reportedly has 17 employees at risk of redundancy as the governing body pursues a 'stronger organisation' amid claims of a 'toxic' culture.

Layoffs · EMEA

Ricochet, the Skydance UK-owned indie producer of BBC series The Repair Shop, has laid off staff including creative chief Damon Pattison. Around 10 staff left several weeks earlier, including Rob Butterfield, who ran the Scotland office, representing just under a third of staff.