Telecommunications giant Telus Corp. is looking to cut hundreds of jobs in Canada by offering buyouts to about 700 of its employees, according to unions representing those workers.
The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) said in a news release on Jan. 30 that the Vancouver-based telco has rolled out voluntary departure packages to employees to trim its workforce.
The offer will affect 100 members of the union representing Telus employees in Quebec, SQET-CUPE 5044, the release said, along with 90 members of the union representing Telus supervisory personnel, SAMT-CUPE 5144, and about 510 members of Le Syndicat des Métallos, the Quebec branch of the United Steelworkers union….