Savage cuts see 2,000 Eircom jobs go

Up to 2,000 jobs are set to go at Eircom under a savage cost-cutting plan being drawn up by the company’s senior management.

The telecommunications company is expecting to complete the lay-offs, which will be across all sectors, by the middle of 2014.

According to an email sent to staff yesterday, more than 30% of the company’s workforce will lose their jobs by the end of the year.