<p>Vodafone Australia, the Australian arm of the world's leading mobile telecommunications company, Monday said there would be a "significant reduction" in the number of office staff it employs in Australia in a bid to cut costs and increase its competitiveness. <br /><br />But the company has not provided the specific numbers of redundancy, but there are reports that about 500 jobs will go, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reports.<br /><br />"Vodafone will be a leaner, more effective business that is completely focused on what our customers want now and for the long term," Vodafone Chief Executive Officer Bill Morrow said in a statement, reported Xinhua. </p>.<p>Vodafone has about 4,000 employees in Australia. Telecommunications analysts say the cuts come in response to falling revenues and customer numbers amid network problems over the past couple of years.<br /><br />In Australia, Vodafone is operated by Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA), a joint venture between Vodafone Group and Hutchison 3G Australia. <br /><br />VHA provides mobile service to more than 6.8 million customers across the country.<br /><br />In its latest half-year report, VHA lost 178,000 customers in the first half of 2012.<br /></p>
<p>Vodafone Australia, the Australian arm of the world's leading mobile telecommunications company, Monday said there would be a "significant reduction" in the number of office staff it employs in Australia in a bid to cut costs and increase its competitiveness. <br /><br />But the company has not provided the specific numbers of redundancy, but there are reports that about 500 jobs will go, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reports.<br /><br />"Vodafone will be a leaner, more effective business that is completely focused on what our customers want now and for the long term," Vodafone Chief Executive Officer Bill Morrow said in a statement, reported Xinhua. </p>.<p>Vodafone has about 4,000 employees in Australia. Telecommunications analysts say the cuts come in response to falling revenues and customer numbers amid network problems over the past couple of years.<br /><br />In Australia, Vodafone is operated by Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA), a joint venture between Vodafone Group and Hutchison 3G Australia. <br /><br />VHA provides mobile service to more than 6.8 million customers across the country.<br /><br />In its latest half-year report, VHA lost 178,000 customers in the first half of 2012.<br /></p>