Taipei Times
Date: Jan 03, 2019
By: Lisa Wang  /  Staff reporter

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co (遠傳電信), the nation’s No. 3 telecom, yesterday said that it has been offering voluntary retirement to optimize its workforce to cope with the market’s shift from traditional wireless connectivity to new telecom services.

The company’s comments came after the Chinese-language Apple Daily yesterday reported that Far EasTone planned to lay off 10 percent of its workforce, citing a tip-off from an unnamed employee.

That implied that about 625 employees could be affected, if the plan is fulfilled, as Far EasTone registered 6,250 workers in its annual report.

A 40-year-old Far EasTone engineer was last month notified that he was qualified to join a voluntary retirement scheme, the newspaper said.    [FULL  STORY]