Spark staff called into restructure meetings

Spark staff called into restructure meetings
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Spark staff were called to restructuring meetings this morning, the New Zealand Herald reports.The telco says higher labour costs are not sustainable and technologies including artificial intelligence (AI) will feature in an efficiency drive.An insider said 22 marketing roles could go as part of a pivot to more of a business focus. He said no product roles were on the line.The telco’s 2023 annual report said it had 5,432 employees.Spark would not say how many roles were potentially affected.“We don’t have further details to sh...

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