Sunrise, the second-largest Swiss telecoms group, plans to cut up to 190 jobs, it announced on Thursday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This means that around 7% of the jobs will disappear. Sunrise has a total of 2,653 employees. The online portal Inside Paradeplatz first reported on the job cuts on Thursday morning, citing insiders. The Sunrise group said it intends to simplify its corporate structure. The aim of the cuts is "shorter decision-making paths thanks to greater management spans and fewer hierarchical levels", it said. Efficiency is also to be increased, including through the use of new technologies. Numerous managers are also affected by the cuts, Sunrise wrote. Shop and customer service employees with direct customer contact are largely excluded from the job cuts. Apprentices will not be cut at all, it added. + Swiss unemployment continues to rise Sunrise did not provide any information on the financial savings resulting from the job cuts ...
