Oracle has initiated another round of layoffs in Romania, with about 500 employees reportedly affected. The move, which began on 25 June, marks the company’s second major workforce reduction in the country within a year. In late 2025, Oracle had already eliminated around 400 positions in Romania, followed by a large-scale downsizing of nearly 30,000 jobs across the US and India earlier in 2026.
Romania is one of Oracle’s larger engineering and services hubs in Central and Eastern Europe, employing about 4,000 people. The latest cuts appear to span multiple business units, including Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Database Technologies, One Oracle EMEA, Industries Applications, Oracle Health & Analytics, Customer Success Services, Fusion Applications Development & Support, as well as general administrative and other technology groups. This means that engineering, customer-facing, support, and back-office roles are all being impacted.
Employees were reportedly informed of the layoffs through individual emails sent by the compant’s HR team, with managers copied on the communication. Some messages described the changes as “proposed,” creating uncertainty about whether the decisions were final. Notifications were sent in phases, leaving those who had not yet received an email unsure of their status. In some cases, employees reportedly noted that their internal accounts remained active even after being told their roles were eliminated, adding to confusion.
According to media reports, affected staff are being offered severance packages that include one month’s salary for each year of service, three additional compensatory salaries, and two months of garden leave. Oracle has not publicly confirmed these terms.
The layoffs are part of Oracle’s recent restructuring as it shifts focus toward cloud infrastructure and AI-driven products, reshaping its global workforce in the process.