Staff have told Belfast Live it was an 'out of the blue' announcement made on Tuesday with redundancies in place
One of Northern Ireland's biggest employers has announced nearly 100 staff members will be made redundant this year. There are 90 positions at BT's headquarters at Riverside Tower in Belfast impacted by changes at the company.
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane has said BT must do all it can to protect as many jobs as possible at its Belfast headquarters. The North Belfast MP said: “News that 90 positions in BT’s Belfast headquarters could be at risk of redundancy is concerning, and I want to firstly extend my solidarity to these workers as they learn about this news.
Across BT Group, the company employs more than 3,400 people in Northern Ireland, with its activities here contributing more than £630million to the local economy.
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