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BT to cut up to 55,000 jobs by 2030 amid shift to AI

Telcoms company employs over 600 Irish staff

  • May 18, 2023
The proposed number of job losses will amount to 40 per cent of the company. Picture: Getty

BT Group has said it will cut between 40,000 and 55,000 jobs by the end of the decade amid plans to shift to artificial intelligence (AI) and automated services.

The telecoms giant has around 130,000 employees but plans to reduce that number to between 75,000 and 95,000 by the end of the 2020s.

It means up to 55,000 roles could be cut over the five to seven-year period, amounting to more than 40 per cent ...