According to the trade union UGT, telecoms group Telefonica will lay off more than 3,400 people by 2025 to reduce costs and adapt the company's size to the current market. The layoffs will mostly occur in late February 2024. Trade unions said earlier that the firm was seeking to cut around 5,000 jobs, but after weeks of negotiations, the number has been reduced. Unions are also negotiating a collective agreement to improve working conditions.
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