Telus announces voluntary severance offers affecting Canadian businesses and communities.

Telus has offered nearly 700 voluntary severance packages to Canadian workers, including more than 500 United Steelworkers members, aimed at Business Solutions staff in four provinces; affected employees have until Jan. 21 to respond.

Telus has offered nearly 700 voluntary severance packages to Canadian workers as part of ongoing workforce reductions. The latest offers include more than 500 to members of the United Steelworkers and target Telus Business Solutions operations in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec. Workers who received offers have until Jan. 21 to decide, and union officials say the reductions will affect communities and service standards. Key details: - Nearly 700 voluntary severance packages were offered, including over 500 to United Steelworkers members. - The offers target staff in Telus Business Solutions in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec. - Workers have until Jan. 21 to accept or decline the offers; USW officials said the cuts will hurt communities and noted a reported 62% rise in customer complaints to the Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services in 2025 versus 2024. Summary: Telus’s announcement adds to a multi-year pattern of job reductions noted by union representatives and is described by the United Steelworkers as harmful to communities and business services. Workers’ responses are due by Jan. 21, and the union has said it will continue to press the federal government on job protection and service standards.