Prospect deeply concerned as Warner Bros Discovery puts BT Sport employees at risk of redundancy

Prospect is deeply concerned that Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) is proposing to put all BT Sport employees at risk of redundancy.

More than 200 BT Sport staff were yesterday placed at risk of redundancy, just two and a half months after they were transferred to WBD as part of the joint venture company agreed between BT Group and WBD last year.

Prospect National Secretary John Ferrett said:

“Prospect is deeply concerned over these redundancy proposals, and that they come mere months after staff were transferred to Warner Bros Discovery with promises of a bright future.

“Hardworking staff who were transferred only last November in roles they were told were secure are now facing an uncertain future.

“This is an incredibly unsettling time for our members at BT Sport and we will be doing everything we can to support them. Members who are due to transfer from BT to Warner Bros Discovery in future phases of the joint venture will also rightly be concerned about their future careers with the business.

“We are fully engaging with Warner Bros Discovery to understand what has led to this about face and why not one single job currently in BT Sport is due to remain under the organisation’s stated restructure.”

Members with concerns about this announcement should contact Negotiations Executive Ben Bellamy: [email protected]

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