Disney cuts several hundred jobs in HR and technology units
Disney announced layoffs affecting a few hundred employees in its human resources and technology departments, part of ongoing workforce reductions under its current restructuring plan.
Disney is laying off a few hundred staff members in its human resources and technology divisions, according to a source familiar with the matter. The cuts follow earlier reductions that saw about 1,000 positions eliminated from the marketing group and other areas such as studios, TV, ESPN, and corporate functions earlier in the year.
The layoffs occur as the company adjusts to a leadership transition that placed Josh D'Amaro as chief executive in March and as it confronts challenges including the rise of artificial-intelligence tools, declining box-office revenues and heightened competition from streaming services.
In August, Disney also offered voluntary early-retirement packages to long-time executives with at least ten years of service and ages of 50 or older, providing separation pay, continued equity vesting, health-care support at active employee rates and access to its Silver Pass program.
Disney employed roughly 231,000 people at the end of fiscal year 2025, with about 172,000 in the United States and 59,000 abroad. The company previously cut 7,000 jobs in 2023 as part of a cost-saving initiative aimed at $5.5 billion in reductions.