BT to cut up to 55,000 jobs and replace a fifth with AI
Scale of redundancies at telecoms giant risks reigniting row with unions
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Scale of redundancies at telecoms giant risks reigniting row with unions
BT will cut up to 55,000 jobs by the end of the decade, with nearly a fifth of those replaced by technologies like artificial intelligence, in an effort to become a "leaner" business, the company said.
BT has announced up to 55,000 job losses by 2030, with many set to be replaced by artificial intelligence (AI).
BT has unveiled a massive human resources transformationIt currently employs 130,000 full-time staff and contractors By the end of the decade that number is to…
BT boss Philip Jansen (pictured) said he wants to reduce the workforce from 130,000 to between 75,000 and 90,000 by the end of the decade.