<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>Google is offering buyouts or voluntary exit options to some US-based employees in specific teams to reduce headcount.</li><li>Remote employees within 50 miles of an office have been mandated to return to the office and follow a hybrid work schedule.</li><li>Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, emphasizes the importance of in-person collaboration for an effective workplace.</li><li>The headcount reduction initiative started with the layoff of 12,000 employees in 2023.</li><li>While the exact number of layoffs is undisclosed, members of the search and ads unit have been offered buyouts.</li><li>In April, employees were warned about potential job loss if they did not return to the office for at least three days of in-person work.</li><li>Google's technical services unit members were offered relocation expense coverage for moving within 50 miles of an office.</li><li>The article was originally published on HR Katha.</li></ul>

Google offers buyouts to employees to reduce headcount

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