British cell operator Virgin Media O2 has introduced plans to put off as much as 2,000 staff by the top of the yr.

The telecoms large reportedly began handy some employees redundancy notices on Monday night time.

The job cuts will quantity to greater than a tenth of the cell operator’s workforce, the Daily Telegraph reported.

It follows 55,000 roles being cut by rival BT Group again in May.

When outlining annual outcomes, BT mentioned it noticed its “total labour resource” being diminished from 130,000 to between 75,000 and 90,000 by the top of the last decade beneath a “rolling plan”.

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Virgin Media O2 was created after a joint venture between US-listed Liberty Group and Spain’s Telefonica in 2020.

Earlier this month, Ofcom opened a probe into the corporate following complaints that the cell operator was making it exhausting for purchasers to cancel companies.

The Liberty Group additionally holds 5% in Vodafone, which additionally plans to slash 11,000 jobs around the globe throughout three years.

It comes as the corporate tasks a $1.6bn (£1.2bn) drop in annual free money circulate.