EA has made a commitment to its Galway facility, which houses teams for customer experience, quality assurance, quality engineering, and digital platform businesses. It currently employs hundreds of staff at the site, and back in 2010, the game giant said it would create up to 200 jobs. Two years later, that number grew to 300.
However, the company has recently announced plans to cut 6pc of its global workforce – estimated to be around 800 jobs – and reduce its office spaces. In a statement to staff, CEO Andrew Wilson said EA is a leader in the “dynamic industry” of gaming and needs to focus on strategic priorities.
Wilson also said that the company began communicating job cuts earlier this quarter and expects these to continue “through early next fiscal year”, while they are providing opportunities for employees to transition onto other projects where possible, and severance pay and additional benefits such as health care and career transition services where not.
Tech companies have been reducing their workforces to optimise efficiency, and last week, job search platform Indeed revealed it will lay off 2,200 employees. Earlier this month, Irish tech company Workhuman shared plans to cut 10pc of its global workforce.
EA’s Facebook page states that there are 400 employees at the Galway site, and it is currently unclear how many of these will be impacted by the job cuts. CEO Andrew Wilson thanked all of the employees who have contributed to the company’s success, saying “It’s through your love of games that we continue to deliver on our mission of inspiring the world to play.”
