MORE THAN 1 500 PEOPLE, including some Barbadians, are expected to lose their jobs as Digicel restructures and cuts a quarter of its global workforce in the next year and a half.
The communications company, which completed a voluntary separation programme in March 2015 that saw 476 of its staff departing, yesterday announced a new restructuring programme called Digicel 2030.
It includes a new “Enhanced Voluntary Separation Programme” that starts next month and comes as the company, which has US$6.5 billion in debt, continues to face questions about its financial health.
Officials said the core elements of the “transformation” would see the company “undertaking a complete redesign of its organisational structure; putting customers in control and making a commitment to deliver a superior superfast network experience”. (SC)
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