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Bell Cutting Nearly 700 Jobs Amid Ongoing ‘Organizational Changes,’ Bell Media Not Impacted
The cuts affect about 1% of BCE’s workforce as the company pursues $1.5 billion in cost savings by 2028, it said.
- On Monday, BCE Inc. announced it is reducing its workforce by nearly 700 employees, the latest in a series of job cuts across the telecommunications sector.
- These reductions follow a broader organizational transformation that began last year, aiming to find $1.5 billion in total cost savings by 2028 following November cuts to 650 manager roles.
- The current plan targets 460 non-union positions for layoffs, while approximately 230 unionized roles are being addressed through voluntary departure packages, affecting one per cent of the company's 38,683 total employees.
- Bell Media remains unaffected by Monday's changes, spokesperson Luc Levasseur said, noting the company continues to invest in key areas to drive business growth.
- Levasseur said the strategy reflects initiatives including migration of customers to a more resilient, easier-to-maintain fibre network essential to remain competitive in the market.
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Bell Canada Parent Company Cutting Nearly 700 Jobs Amid Ongoing Restructuring
Bell Canada parent company BCE is cutting its workforce by nearly 700 positions as part of the organizational restructuring it started last year. The reduction impacts 1 percent of its total workforce—690 positions—which includes approximately 230 unionized roles, the country’s largest telecommunications and media company has confirmed. It noted that eligible unionized employees are receiving offers for voluntary severance packages. “Organizatio…
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ECB indicates that these deletions affect approximately 1% of its total workforce.
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Le Journal de QuebecThese cuts affect approximately 690 positions, or approximately 1% of the total workforce of the company, and involve unionized positions.
·Montreal, Canada
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C 35%
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