Telecom operator Proximus will cut 1,200 jobs by 2030, Belga has learned. The losses will mainly come from natural redundancies.
Some 800 people are expected to retire over the next few years and will not be replaced. The company will also rely on voluntary departures and retraining for other jobs within Proximus. There may also be compulsory redundancies, though these would be a minority of the jobs being cut.
In particular, people in “non-crucial positions” will not be replaced. This represents about a third of the total jobs to be lost. It does not include roles such as salespeople and welders, as they are hard to find on the labour market.
Earlier on Friday, Proximus announced in its strategic plans that jobs would disappear in a “controlled and gradual” way, without giving further details. The plans include the company’s intention to “reimagine its way of working and focus on efficiency through simplification and AI, driving workload reductions”.
Proximus employed around 13,000 people at the end of last year. Earlier this week, fellow telecom operator Telenet announced its intention to cut around 350 jobs, or 10 per cent of its workforce in the next two years.
Proximus CEO Stijn Bijnens and chair of the board of directors Stefaan De Clerck © BELGA PHOTO JAMES ARTHUR GEKIERE
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