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The Independent · collected 2026-11-10 · by Holly Williams

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Vodafone has announced a reduction of 3,000 jobs across its UK and European divisions as part of a cost-cutting initiative aimed at improving financial performance. The company also confirmed €200 million in expense reductions for its European business, including €50 million in the UK following a merger agreement with Three UK set for 2025. Additionally, Vodafone plans to cut another 2,300 jobs in Germany as part of a broader strategy to reduce annual expenses by over €2 billion across Europe and shared operations by 2030. Despite these cuts, the company reported improved earnings guidance for the year, projecting between €13.2 billion and €13.4 billion in underlying earnings.
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As of November 10, 2026, Vodafone announced it had cut 3,000 jobs across Europe in the first half of the year to reduce costs and improve performance. The cuts helped save €200 million (£165.4 million), with additional reductions planned, including a further 2,300 job losses in Germany over two years. Despite these measures, Vodafone reported a statutory pre-tax loss of €373 million (£309 million) for the six months ending September 30, primarily due to a writedown of €4.85 billion (£3.98 billion) in Germany. The firm also raised its profit targets, forecasting earnings before tax between €13.2 billion and €13.4 billion for the year, an increase from previous estimates. Group-wide income rose 11.4% to €21.9 billion due to recent mergers with Safaricom, Vodafone Three, and Telekom Romania. CEO Margherita Della Valle stated that while further restructuring is needed, the UK workforce will likely be spared significant additional cuts following the merger with Three UK.

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It comes despite Vodafone revealing it swung to a statutory pre-tax loss of 373 million euros (£309 million) in the six months to September 30 from profits of 2.1 billion euros (£1.7 billion) a year earlier due in part to a mammoth 4.85 billion euro (£3.98 billion) writedown in Germany and other impairment charges.
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Vodafone axes 3,000 jobs in UK and Europe amid cost cutting drive · assertive framing

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Vodafone reduced its workforce across its UK and European divisions by 3,000 roles during the first half of the year, driven by a wider cost-reduction strategy designed to stimulate growth. asserted
Vodafone → reduce → growth
The telecommunications firm confirmed the workforce reductions coincided with removing €200 million (£165.4 million) in expenses across its European business. asserted
reductions → confirm → business
This included €50 million (£41 million) of savings in the UK following its agreement to merge with Three UK in 2025 to form VodafoneThree. asserted
This → include → VodafoneThree
The business did not disclose the precise number of positions eliminated within the UK, where the company is currently headquartered. asserted
company → disclose → UK
Redundancies also affected shared services operations, which handle administrative support functions for the division from support hubs located in India and eastern Europe. asserted
which → affect → India
On Monday, Vodafone revealed plans for a further 2,300 job cuts in Germany to help revive performance in the country, forming part of a broader target to slash annual expenses by more than €2 billion (£1.64 billion) across European and shared operations by 2030. asserted
Vodafone → reveal → 2030
Spurred by the spending cuts, half-year results showed the group increased its full-year earnings guidance once again, now anticipating between €13.2 billion and €13.4 billion (£10.8 billion to £11 billion). asserted
group → spur → billion
This implies growth of around 6 per cent to 8 per cent on an organic basis. asserted
This → imply → basis
This is up from previous guidance for underlying earnings of 13 billion to 13.3 billion euros (£10.7 billion to £10.9 billion) when it last hiked its outlook in July. asserted
it → underlie → July
It comes despite Vodafone revealing it swung to a statutory pre-tax loss of 373 million euros (£309 million) in the six months to September 30 from profits of 2.1 billion euros (£1.7 billion) a year earlier due in part to a mammoth 4.85 billion euro (£3.98 billion) writedown in Germany and other impairment charges. asserted
it → come → Germany
Margherita Della Valle, group chief executive of Vodafone, said: “I am very happy about our overall group performance, but Germany is not yet where it needs to be. asserted
it → say → performance
“We have a clear action plan in progress, which is structurally simplifying our German operations and improving customer satisfaction across all of our services. asserted
which → have → services
She has been leading a hefty cost-cutting drive since taking the top job in 2023, with 11,000 roles axed between then and the end of September this year and annual costs cut by 700 million euros (£580 million) so far. asserted
roles → lead → euros
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