Disney to cut 300 jobs, with HR and tech roles among those hit

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    "url": "https://sea.peoplemattersglobal.com/amp/news/strategic-hr/disney-to-cut-300-jobs-with-hr-and-tech-roles-among-those-hit-52434",
    "title": "Disney to cut 300 jobs, with HR and tech roles among those hit - People Matters Global",
    "excerpt": "Disney is set to cut around 300 jobs in its latest round of workforce reductions, with the majority of the roles reportedly coming from human resources and technology functions, according to CNBC. The latest cuts come as the entertainment giant continues to reduce costs across the business under CEO Josh D'Amaro, who took over as chief executive in March 2026, succeeding Bob Iger. Cost reduction drive Disney had signalled further workforce reductions in its August 2026 earnings report, saying it was assessing several measures to lower costs and create capacity for investment in growth. “We remain highly focused on reducing costs across the enterprise to create incremental capacity to invest for growth and are evaluating a variety of levers, including reductions in labour and SG&A,” it said in the report. “We are mid-stream in this work and will provide future updates on our progress.” The latest reported cuts also follow a voluntary retirement offer extended to long-serving Disney employees at or above director level who are aged 50 or over and have been with the company for at least 10 years, according to Deadline. Recent Disney cuts The reported 300 job reductions add to a series of workforce cuts announced across Disney this year. In April, Disney was reported to be eliminating about 1,000 roles, with most of the reductions affecting its newly consolidated marketing...",
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    "published_at": "2026-09-30T04:58:47Z",
    "article_sentence": "Disney is set to cut around 300 jobs in its latest round of workforce reductions, with the majority of the roles reportedly coming from human resources and technology functions, according to CNBC."
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