Vodafone, Apple's latest partner for the iPhone in the UK and potential iPad partner, is cutting 375 jobs across its business from this month.
The cuts, part of a 1 billion cost-cutting programme, will hit mainly back office positions in a number of locations including its headquarters in Newbury, Berkshire according to the Press Association.
The news is not all bad for Vodafone however, with the company announcing 170 new staff, with an additional 50 graduates starting work in September, from a total of 3,000 who applied for jobs as part of a University leaver programme.
"We're committed to increasing the number of customer-facing employees which will help us simplify our business and continue to deliver outstanding communications services across the UK's best network," said Matthew Brearley, human resources director at Vodafone UK.
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