Microsoft Corp is slowing recruitment in several business units to cope with economic uncertainty.

Microsoft Corp said it would slow down recruitment for software business units that develop Windows, Office and Teams applications. Rajesh Jha, the company's executive vice president in charge of software, told employees in an email on Thursday that although the company plans to expand its overall workforce, new employees in the software department must first be approved by senior management.

A spokesman for Microsoft Corp said that as Microsoft Corp prepares for the new fiscal year, the company is ensuring that the right resources match the right opportunities.

While the pace of recruitment may be slowing, Microsoft Corp promises to offer employees higher salaries. Satya Nadella, chief executive of Microsoft Corp, had previously announced that Microsoft Corp would increase bonuses that could be used to improve employee performance, in part to meet the challenges of low unemployment and high inflation.

Microsoft Corp's main competitor has begun a salary increase model to retain talent. Alphabet Inc-CL C's parent company, Alphabet, is adjusting its performance system. Under the new evaluation system, the promotion process will be greatly simplified, employees will receive higher salaries, and the total amount of salaries paid will be increased. Amazon.Com Inc, another big competitor, doubled the cash salary ceiling for employees in February.

With the sudden change in the environment, some US technology companies that have achieved significant growth during the epidemic have recently opened the curtain of layoffs. From many tech startups to some previously hot tech companies such as Netflix and Meta, they are laying off staff or freezing hiring.