Microsoft is cutting a small percentage of jobs across departments, based on performance, the company confirmed to CNBC on Wednesday.

Microsoft plans to make a new round of layoffs across the company, impacting employees whose performance has been deemed to fall short of its standards.

The moves are part of a broader change in Microsoft's approach, which includes taking a harder look at low performers, sources told BI.

Microsoft has announced new performance-based layoffs affecting less than 1% of its global workforce of 228,000 employees. The companys focus on “high-performance talent” drives these actions, which span multiple departments,

According to reports, Microsoft is set to implement job cuts focused on underperformers, affecting several departments. The company is reportedly committed to retaining high performers and replacing vacated roles,

Microsoft is planning to lay off underperforming employees, marking yet another round of firings, according to a Business Insider report. These job cuts are happening across all parts of the company,