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Information / Communication Information Communication Services Telecommunications 61.2 - Wireless telecommunications activities
500 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
4 November 2012
Employment effect (start)
31 March 2013
Foreseen end date
Description
Telefonica Czech Republic, one of the major telecommunications service providers, has announced that another wave of up to 500 layoffs is due to take place in spring 2013.
Downsizing will affect the whole company, but the marketing division will suffer the most dismissals. According to reports, mostly white-collar employees, including directors, will be made redundant.
Telefonica currently employs around 5,800 people, roughly 2,000 employees less than three years ago. This is the second wave of job cuts announced this year, as 300 employees were dismissed in the first quarter of 2012. According to the company, they are not considering further job cuts in the near future.
Sources
4 November 2012: Deník
Citation
Eurofound (2012), Telefonica Czech Republic, Internal restructuring in Czechia, factsheet number 74443, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/74443.
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