Roughly 1,200 employees have left Rogers Communications Inc. as part of a voluntary staff departure program launched to eliminate duplicate roles in the wake of the telecom’s $20-billion takeover of Shaw Communications Inc.
The 660 Rogers departures represent three per cent of the company’s 22,000 active employees as of Dec. 31, 2022. The 541 departures from Shaw represent six per cent of the company’sIn a memo to employees on Wednesday, Rogers chief executive officer Tony Staffieri said the company will continue to eliminate overlapping roles after seeing only a “modest uptake” of its voluntary staff departure program.
Politicians and industry observers voiced concerns about job losses in the lead-up to the takeover, as Rogers was expected to seek efficiencies during its integration with Calgary-based Shaw. The two companies previously estimated that the deal would result in $1-billion of synergies., Mr.
“We’re a growth company, and we remain committed to creating thousands of jobs over the next few years as we invest in our customers, communities and country,” he said at the time.