Major Job Cuts in Vodafone Raise Concerns

Despite the fact that Vodafone will be launching several impressive smart phones and the Apple iPad this April, it has not stopped the mobile phone manufacturing from cutting down over 300 positions from the company due to redundancy. Details on the exact number of employees affected as still unconfirmed, but some reports are saying that 375 workers have lost their jobs from the network.

The sad news comes with comments from other Vodafone employees who have seen the whole affair unfold. It turns out that not a single one of the 375 workers were informed about the decision until the day itself. Employees were seen bursting into tears as they were escorted out of the company building in a most awful manner. Other colleagues in the company could not believe that their co-workers who have worked loyally for the company for years would be treated in such a cold and cruel manner.

The telecom union, Prospect has raised their own stand regarding the sudden job cut; national officer Steve Thomas states that:

“This is a disgraceful way to treat employees, particularly some very long serving and loyal members of staff who have been with Vodafone from the early days and have made the company a success.”

“We are also extremely disappointed to have learned about these cuts from the media and not from the company. We will be representing members throughout this process and we are advising all Prospect members to contact the union urgently before accepting the terms of any proposed individual agreement”

While it has been confirmed that both Prospect and CWU are helping out the employees, no details regarding compensation for the employees from Vodafone have been announced. In fact, it was just recently reported that bonus payments have been “slashed” for current employees as part of the cost cutting program.

Get to know more about the details on Vodafone’s internal problems at Mobile Today UK.