Mobile phone company Vodafone plans to cut 2,300 jobs

“High cost pressure” Vodafone is cutting 2,300 German jobs As of: November 9th, 2026 • 5:09 p.m

The telecommunications company Vodafone has to save money. In Germany, around one in five jobs will now be lost - a total of 2,300 positions. To achieve this, the group wants to make greater use of artificial intelligence.

Vodafone plans to cut or relocate 2,300 jobs over the next two years. Marcel de Groot, head of the German division, announced this to the workforce today. Almost every fifth job in Germany is affected.

According to the Vodafone Germany headquarters in Düsseldorf, it is still unclear which areas of the company will be affected in detail. Further plans for the austerity package are to be presented in January. According to WDR information, the group would like to avoid redundancies for operational reasons.

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According to the works council, employees were informed about the plans for the first time this morning. The employees were invited to a call in which the savings plans and the number of jobs were presented, the general works council chairman Toni Wolf told WDR.

“Our market is changing fundamentally and at a speed that we have never experienced before,” says de Groot. The manager emphasized that competition is getting tougher. "For us this means: What has worked so far does not automatically ensure our success tomorrow."

The reduction should also be accompanied by the increased use of artificial intelligence (AI). Vodafone has achieved a lot in the past two years, said de Groot. "We have stabilized our business, are gaining momentum again in the business customer area and are getting better and better with our products, networks and services."

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