Britain’s BT commits to no job losses over coronavirus

LONDON: The head of Britain’s biggest telecoms firm BT said he would donate his salary to health workers for at least six months and award a pay rise to his frontline staff who are maintaining broadband networks during the coronavirus shutdown.

Philip Jansen, one of Britain’s richest executives from his time overseeing the flotation of payments processor Worldpay, also said the company committed to no job losses related to the health crisis for at least three months.

A previous commitment to make an award of 500 million pounds ($615 million) worth of shares to all employees will also go ahead.