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La Poste IT Layoffs Contradict Past Assurances, MP Questions Government
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La Poste IT Layoffs Contradict Past Assurances, MP Questions Government

From Le Temps · () French

Translated from French, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

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  • La Poste, Switzerland's postal service, plans to lay off approximately 60 IT employees.
  • This decision contradicts previous assurances that a planned expansion of its IT campus in Lisbon would not result in job losses in Switzerland.
  • A member of parliament has questioned whether La Poste misled the federal government about the consequences of its IT job strategy.

Switzerland's postal service, La Poste, is set to lay off around 60 IT employees, a move that has surprised and drawn criticism, particularly from a member of parliament. The decision appears to contradict earlier statements made by the company regarding its IT workforce strategy.

Last September, Swiss media reported that La Poste intended to create 200 new jobs at its IT campus in Lisbon, Portugal, while simultaneously eliminating an equivalent number of positions in Switzerland. At the time, the company insisted that this relocation would occur without any layoffs in Switzerland.

Has La Poste misled the Federal Council about the consequences of its IT job creation strategy in Portugal?

— Olivier FellerA parliamentary question posed by Olivier Feller regarding La Poste's employment strategy.

Olivier Feller, a national councilor, has formally questioned the federal government regarding La Poste's actions. He submitted a parliamentary inquiry asking whether the company misled the Federal Council about the implications of its IT employment strategy in Portugal. Feller also seeks to know when La Poste last informed the Federal Council about the planned IT job cuts in Switzerland.

As the Confederation is the sole shareholder of La Poste, the government has a vested interest in the company's operations and strategic decisions. The discrepancy between past assurances and the current layoff plan raises questions about transparency and corporate responsibility, prompting parliamentary scrutiny.

At what point did La Poste inform the Federal Council of the elimination of IT jobs in Switzerland?

— Olivier FellerA follow-up question from Olivier Feller seeking clarification on communication with the government.
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Originally published by Le Temps in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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