More than 30 people have been made redundant at JT in Jersey as part of a costs-management drive while it works on a £85m security upgrades to its network, it has been confirmed.
It emerged earlier this month that several jobs had been lost as part of a cost-saving drive, but the public-owned telecoms provider had declined to state how many.
However, pressed for answers by Deputy Jonathan Renouf, Treasury Minister Elaine Millar –who acts as shareholder representative – has now confirmed that a total of 69 roles across JT Group Limited have been made redundant since 1 January 2024.
Of these, 35 were based in Jersey, Deputy Millar said.
“These changes form part of a broader transformation of the company, including a restructuring of JT’s approach to delivering and maintaining resilient, secure, and reliable networks that best serve the island,” she explained.
“This transformation includes an investment of approximately £85 million in a new
Ericsson network to meet the latest security requirements, as unanimously approved by the States Assembly, alongside a programme of efficiency measures to ensure these costs can be sustainably managed.”
She said that none of the affected employees had been asked to sign non-disclosure agreements.
Back in 2023, JT began a process of voluntary redundancy with a small number of its engineers, explaining at the time that developing technology had led to efficiencies and highlighted roles which were no longer needed.
