BT CEO ups cost-cutting plan amid rising inflation and soaring energy costs
In other highlights, BT said the weekly build rate for FTTP connections was 62,000 in the past three months with more than 8.8 million premises hooked up.
BT also reported that Openreach customers' connections were impacted by industrial action to the tune of 40,000, indicating that contrary to BT's own claims, the strike by 21,000 engineers is taking a toll.readers know, some 26,000 BT Group staff – also including around 5,000 call center operators – downed tool for eight days in July, August, and October. The dispute revolves around a pay award of £1,500 to BT staff in April, made without consulting the Communication Workers Union .
The CWU complained the pay rises for 58,000 frontline BT workers was way below inflation, leaving them nursing a pay cut in real terms. BT said it was the highest award given to staff in years, and comes while it is shouldering the cost of rolling out FTTP.to see if more BT employees wanted to join. The CWU previously highlighted that BT boss Jansen was awarded a 30 percent-plus pay hike in April, taking his package to more than £3 million. ®
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