TikTok Technology Limited has notified the Irish government of possible workforce reduction at its Dublin headquarters, where the company employs nearly 3,000 staff. 

According to Ireland’s national public service media RTÉ, the Department of Enterprise received a collective redundancy notification on March 4, 2025, indicating approximately 300 positions may be eliminated.

Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Peter Burke confirmed the planned job cuts are expected to take effect in April. The reductions come as part of a global restructuring initiative announced by TikTok in February.

“My first thoughts are with the employees impacted by this announcement along with their families,” Burke said in a statement. “My department, along with our agencies, will work to support workers affected in the period ahead as they pursue alternative employment.”

Burke noted that despite Ireland’s near full employment, the government remains “fully committed to supporting affected staff.”

Restructuring Pattern

As per RTÉ, the potential layoffs continue a series of workforce adjustments at TikTok’s Irish operation. 

In July 2024, the company warned of cuts to its monetisation integrity team, while February 2024 saw a restructuring of its training and quality division affecting hundreds of Irish-based roles. At that time, TikTok indicated many affected employees would be redeployed within the company.

In January 2024, approximately 20 Irish-based positions were placed at risk due to restructuring of the small and medium business division.

The current reductions reportedly target the trust and safety unit responsible for content moderation.

Ireland plays a strategic role in TikTok’s European regulatory compliance efforts, particularly through “Project Clover,” the company’s data security plan that includes storing European user information at data centers in Dublin and Norway. 

The Chinese-owned platform continues to face scrutiny in the United States regarding China’s potential access to user data.

As RTÉ notes, the Irish government understands that, as part of the proposed restructuring, open roles may be available to employees facing redundancy.