The total number of employees of the Telekom Austria Group declined by 903 to 16 ,802 employees at the end of September 2009 compared to the same period of the previous year.
Fixed Net workforce declines by 1,208 employees 520 employees left with a social plan
The workforce in the Fixed Net segment decreased by 1 ,208 to 8, 129 full-time equivalents. The decrease is mainly related to the restructuring program. Within this framework 520 employees have accepted a social plan and left the company as of September 30, 2009. Furthermore a reduction of 241 full-time equivalents is attributable to the sale of eTel Slovensko and Telekom Austria Czech Republic.
The number of employees of the Mobile Communication segment increased by 305 to 8,673 employees mainly as a result of a larger workforce in the operations of Belarus and the Republic of Serbia.