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999 call handlers to take part in BT Group walkouts

Emergency call handlers are set to join a BT Group walkout later this week. Around 500 emergency call handlers are set to walk out for the first time on Thursday as they join their colleagues. Further walkouts are planned to take place on Monday ...

05 Oct 2022 at 14:37

BT and Openreach workers staging second pay strike

Thousands of BT and Openreach workers will go on strike again on Monday in a dispute over pay. Members of the Communication Workers Union, including call centre workers and engineers, will walk out for 24 hours following action on Friday. The ...

01 Aug 2022 at 07:43

City

BT seals Warner Bros Discovery sports joint venture deal

BT Group has agreed to form a new sports joint venture with Warner Bros Discovery in the UK and Ireland. The telecoms giant confirmed the deal as it also reported that trading is “on the right track” despite a dip in revenues for the past ...

12 May 2022 at 09:25

City

BT merges business units in plans to save extra £100m

Telecommunications giant BT Group has said it is combining two of its units to create a business arm that will save the company at least £100 million. Its global and enterprise units, which serve business customers from small business ...

16 Dec 2022 at 09:25

BT Group to cut up to 55,000 jobs by end of decade

BT Group has said it will cut between 40,000 and 55,000 jobs by the end of the decade as part of plans to slash costs and overhaul its workforce. The telecoms giant currently has around 130,000 employees but plans to reduce that ...

18 May 2023 at 08:23

BT to shed up to 55,000 jobs amid shift to AI and automation

BT Group has said it will cut between 40,000 and 55,000 jobs by the end of the decade amid plans to shift to artificial intelligence (AI) and automated services. The telecoms giant has around 130,000 employees but plans to ...

18 May 2023 at 10:22

City

BT appoints first female boss in 170-year history

Telecoms giant BT has appointed the first female chief executive in the group’s history dating back more than 170 years. The firm named Allison Kirkby as its new boss to take over from Philip Jansen when he retires by the ...

31 Jul 2023 at 09:22

4G mast means gran on remote island can Christmas shop online for first time

A grandmother on a remote island is able to shop online for Christmas for the first time, saving herself a six-hour round trip, thanks to a new 4G mast. Alice Arthur, 63, said mobile internet access has “opened up a ...

05 Dec 2023 at 10:17

BT Group launches pilot to convert telecom street cabinets into EV chargers

BT is launching a trial to convert street cabinets traditionally used for broadband and phone cables into electric vehicle chargers. The pilot will see the first unit powered up in East Lothian in Scotland, with ...

08 Jan 2024 at 10:00

BT denies union claims that staff have set up food bank for colleagues

Communications giant BT has denied a union’s claims that call centre staff have set up a foodbank to help them during the cost-of-living crisis. The Tyneside CommunitEE pantry was set up by staff at EE – owned ...

24 Jun 2022 at 11:28

City

FTSE rises to two-week high as housebuilders rally

Shares finished higher in London after a strong session for housebuilders and a positive opening on Wall Street. The FTSE 100 reached its highest close for two weeks as property giants Persimmon, Taylor ...

18 Jul 2023 at 17:27

City

BT boss Jansen bags £1.8m bonus as group plans to slash workforce

BT has revealed its boss took home a £1.8 million bonus last year as the telecoms giant plans to shed up to 55,000 jobs by the end of the decade. Philip Jansen, the group’s chief executive, secured the ...

08 Jun 2023 at 13:23

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