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The cuts are in line with BT’s wider strategy to reduce its workforce by 40% by 2030.
BT has proposed cutting 4.5% of the company’s 2,000 person workforce in Belfast, amounting to 90 jobs.
The operator said it had already contacted those potential affected, aiming to “transfer some of the work they do to other BT office locations”.
“We are [in] discussions with anyone affected by our proposals and, if we go ahead, we have shared other opportunities in the wider Belfast office. There is no impact to customers,” a BT spokesperson said.
The cuts are necessary to “reduce costs to support investments in tools designed to increase BT’s business share,” according to information shared with The Communications Workers Union (CWU).
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane called the cuts “a devastating blow” and has said he is writing to the company in an attempt to preserve as many jobs as possible.
BT has been implementing major cost cutting measures since 2022, with now ex-CEO Phillip Jansen’s outlining plans to reduce expenses by £3 billion by 2025. To reach this target, the company announced plans to cut around 55,000 jobs across the company – roughly 40% of BT’s total workforce – by the 2030 deadline.
New CEO Allison Kirkby, who took over the role in 2024, has since confirmed that the company has already hit that £3 billion cost reduction target, but is now looking to cut a further £3 billion by 2029.
The company is due to announce its Q3 results tomorrow.
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