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UK telecom company BT plans to shed up to 55,000 jobs, replace some with AI

U.K. telecom company BT Group plans to shed up to 55,000 jobs by the end of the decade and replace some of them with artificial intelligence

The Independent UK

BT to slash up to 55,000 jobs by 2030 - with 10,000 roles replaced by AI

The telecoms giant wants to cull its workforce from 130,000 to between 75,000 and 90,000 - with 10,000 of the cuts coming from what it called “automation and digitisation”

Daily Mirror

BT reveals huge job cuts as mobile sector hit hard

Up to 40% of BT's workforce will be laid off by the end of the decade.

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Bank of England denies QE caused double-digit inflation; mortgage arrears and repossessions jump – as it happened

Central bank chiefs tell MPs that unwinding QE is more like descending a mountain than decommissioning a nuclear submarine

The Guardian - UK

BT to shed up to 55,000 jobs by end of decade as robots take over

AI will be “as big as the internet” -- BT boss

Evening Standard

Woman’s emergency’888’ number started in wake of Sarah Everard murder scrapped

BT says the phone line, which would track women walking home, ‘does not make sense’

Evening Standard

BT pledges to build high speed internet “like fury” with strikes now in the past

BT today claimed it is winning the broadband race, building “like fury” to give Britain an ultra high-speed internet network that should rival any in the world. It is doing 62k premises a week and is 38% into its 25 million target for the fastest internet connections.

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BT aims for £100m savings in business unit merger

BT Business will serve corporate customers

Insider UK

BT merges arms to target business in latest shake-up

THE shake-up of BT under chief executive Philip Jansen continued today with the merger of two of its largest units.

Evening Standard

If it’s unions against these infantile ministers, I know who will win

The UK government’s amateur grandstanding will end in a humiliating climbdown, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

BT awards tens of thousands of staff £1,500 as strikes end

Union will urge workers to accept award, which will benefit 85% of UK staff, to end protracted dispute

The Guardian - UK

BT announces plan for pay rise of up to 16% for all but highest paid staff

Discussions with the Communication Workers Union and Prospect have led to both unions recommending agreement

Evening Standard

BT tells staff it could help those hit hardest by cost of living crisis

Government’s energy subsidy for businesses will allow more flexibility to improve pay, chief executive says

The Guardian - UK

BT is feeling the squeeze as inflation clouds its future

Telecoms company warns of job cuts as cost pressures and energy bills threaten its financial plans

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BT warns of more job losses as rising bills force bigger cost-cutting drive

Telecom giant blames 18% fall in profits on need for extra savings after £200m energy bill increase and soaring inflation

Evening Standard

BT ups cost cut plans as profits tumble

BT today upped its cost savings target by £500 million to £3 billion, raising the prospect of more job cuts and increasing the chances of another fight with unions.

Daily Record

Dumfries and Galloway posties, BT workers and emergency call handlers walk out in pay battle

Staff, represented by the Communications Workers Union (CWU), downed tools for 24 hours in protest over the deals they have been given this year

Daily Record

Union representing Dumfries and Galloway BT Group workers accuses bosses of "corporate arrogance"

Members of the Communication Workers Union staged further strike action on Monday in their pursuit of a better pay deal

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Glasgow Live

Glasgow strikers deserve 'decent life' in face of cost of living crisis, says union boss

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch has joined striking railway workers in Glasgow as they hold 24-hour industrial action as part on an ongoing pay dispute. 999 call handers and Openreach engineers are also taking part in strike action.

Daily Record

BT workers will hold further strikes over real-terms pay cuts

Paisley staff picketed earlier this month on Clark Street for better pay.

Daily Record

Dumfries BT Group workers set to stage more strike action over pay dispute

The latest industrial action comes amid two months of pay talks between Communication Workers Union and the BT Group

Evening Standard

BT takeover could be back on after govt waves through French billionaire stake

THE chances of a £20 billion takeover of BT by French billionaire Patrick Drahi grew today when the government waved away security concerns and said it would take “no further action” over his 18% stake.

The National (Scotland)

Striking Scottish BT workers 'forced to use food banks' amid cost-of-living crisis

BT and Openreach employees are reportedly being forced to use food banks and get second jobs to survive the cost-of-living crisis.

Evening Standard

BT strike: emergency 999 call operators join strike action over BT pay

Everything you need to know about BT’s ongoing strikes

The Guardian - UK

Strikes, ‘food banks’, takeover fears: the sea of troubles circling BT

Firm that played key role in lockdown is grappling with pay row, strategic uncertainty and the cost of living crisis

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