Telecoms firm JT made more than 30 redundancies

The roles of 35 people at JT in Jersey were made redundant as part of a "transformation" including £85m security upgrades, the States heard.

The telecoms provider, formerly known as Jersey Telecom and which is government-owned, had previously declined to release figures on job losses.

However, in a written question to Treasury Minister Elaine Millar, Deputy Jonathan Renouf asked for more detail.

Millar said of 69 roles made redundant across the JT Group Limited since 1 January 2024, 35 were Jersey-based.

She said there was "no current" round of redundancies, adding: "These changes form part of a broader transformation of the company."

The minister said this included a "restructuring of JT's approach" to delivering and maintaining "resilient, secure, and reliable networks that best serve the island".

"This transformation includes an investment of approximately £85m in a new Ericsson network to meet the latest security requirements, as unanimously approved by the States Assembly, alongside a programme of efficiency measures to ensure these costs can be sustainably managed," she added.

She said none of the affected employees had been asked to sign non-disclosure agreements.

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