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14,000 Telstra jobs at risk

Tim Richardson writes in The Register:

There are fears that as many as 14,000 telecoms jobs could be axed in Australia following the privatisation of incumbent telco Telstra.

The Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) has called on Telstra management and the Government to release a confidential 104-page document which it says details the job cuts and other cost cutting measures.

"The document is believed to detail plans to cut more than ten thousand Telstra jobs, many in rural and regional Australia," said the CPSU in a statement.

The union is concerned that in a bid to cut overheads and maximise profits for shareholders, the quality of Telstra's service will dip especially in rural areas. It has also raised concerns about whether other jobs will be offshored to countries such as India and China.

posted by Fergie @ 9/13/2005 05:58:00 AM