Labour market · 03/11/20261 min read

Virgin Media O2 to cut thousands of jobs as it plans £800m cost savings

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Up to 25% of 16,000 workforce could go as telecoms group says it will increase use of AI in areas including customer service Business live – latest updates Virgin Media O2 is to cut thousands of jobs in an £800m…

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