people · May 21, 2026
Meta Offers 16 Weeks Severance Plus 18 Months Health Insurance in 2026 Layoffs
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Meta began alerting employees to layoffs on May 20 with notifications starting in Singapore as part of an 8,000-role global reduction. Affected workers receive 16 weeks of severance pay, two years of stock option exercise rights, and 18 months of health insurance coverage. The cuts coincide with transfers of 7,000 employees into AI initiatives and closure of open positions to support AI spending. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted internally that the company does not expect further company-wide layoffs this year.
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