mobile telephones - profits up, jobs down
WORKERS, MAR 2005 ISSUE
T-Mobile is to cut around 800 jobs at sites across Britain, part of a move by parent company Deutsche Telekom (DT) that will see a total of 2,200 jobs axed across Europe, despite a profit of 3.2 billion euros last year and 4% growth. One in eight staff will be affected over the next two years.
The cuts will hit sites at Hatfield, Sunbury, Merthyr Tydfyl, Doxford, Greenock, Warrington and Solihull, as well as shops. The company does not recognise the Communication Workers Union and has refused to consult with it.