Telecom to lay off 120 staff from Gen-i Australia as overhaul begins

Telecom to lay off 120 staff from Gen-i Australia as overhaul begins
By Paul McBeth March 13 (BusinessDesk) - Telecom Corp, the country's biggest phone company, has kicked off its structural overhaul by whittling down the services offered at its Gen-i Australia unit in a move that will see 120 jobs go. The unit will focus on supporting large corporate customers with specific trans-Tasman IT requirements and exit other activities, Telecom said in a statement. That will see headcount fall to about 60 employees from the existing 180. "Gen-i Australia was originally set up about 13 years ago to serve the trans-...