Everything Everywhere, UK mobile JV between Orange and T-Mobile, plans to cut 1,200 jobs as it looks to generate minimum cost savings of at least GBP 3.5 billion a year by 2014, reports The Telegraph. The job losses would account for around 7.5 percent of its 16,000 workers and come on top of around 2,500 job losses since the merger plans were unveiled in September 2009. The latest job losses will affect mainly back-office and middle management roles as the merged group looks to eliminate duplicate positions. They are expected to be cut before Christmas, affecting head office sites in Bristol, Hatfield and London. Everything Everywhere insisted that no front-line staff in retail shops and call centres would be affected by the latest cuts. CEO Tom Alexander said it was necessary to remove duplication from the combined business to ensure it operated with maximum efficiency.
