Disney cuts a couple hundred jobs in tech and HR
Disney has begun a new round of layoffs affecting a couple of hundred employees, mostly in tech and HR, while its TV division and film studio are spared.
Disney has begun a new round of layoffs that will cut a couple of hundred workers, with the reductions falling largely in technology and human resources, according to deadline.com.
The company's television division, Disney Entertainment Television, and its motion picture studio are not affected by the current cuts.
The move follows a voluntary early retirement offer Disney extended to employees at or above the director level who are 50 or older and have spent at least 10 years at the company. The cooling-off period for that offer ended this past weekend.
A pattern of smaller rounds
The latest cuts add to a series of reductions under CEO Josh D'Amaro, who took the top job last March, succeeding Bob Iger. In April, Disney cut 1,000 positions in D'Amaro's first layoff round, and in July several hundred more roles were eliminated, mostly at Pixar and National Geographic.
In an August 5 letter to shareholders, D'Amaro and CFO Hugh Johnston said the company was focused on reducing costs and evaluating labor and SG&A reductions. On September 18, Chief Legal and Global Affairs Officer Horacio Gutierrez sent a memo warning of "hard choices" and a "much smaller organization" in his division.
Disney had 231,000 employees as of the end of fiscal 2025, including 172,000 in the U.S. and 59,000 elsewhere. Between 2023 and 2025, about 8,000 workers were let go under Iger, producing $7.5 billion in cost savings.
Quick answers
Which Disney divisions are affected by the new layoffs?
The cuts fall largely in technology and human resources. Disney Entertainment Television and the motion picture studio are not affected.
How many employees does Disney have?
Disney had 231,000 employees as of the end of fiscal 2025, with 172,000 in the U.S. and 59,000 elsewhere.
What came before this round of cuts?
Disney offered voluntary early retirement to employees at or above director level who are 50 or older with at least 10 years at the company. The cooling-off period ended this past weekend.