Dutch cableco Ziggo announced late Tuesday that it will cut 450 jobs over the next three years as part of its merger with UPC.
In a statement, the company said "several hundred" temporary and external contractor positions will also not be renewed, and it has also proposed closing its offices in Heerhugowaard, Nijmegen, and Rijswijk.
Overlap ping roles focused on areas such as new product development, innovation and infrastructure, and management are the positions where Ziggo is looking to make cuts.
Affected staff will be offered training to improve their chance of finding a new role either at Ziggo or elsewhere.
The decision to make redundancies has been taken as part of the merger of Ziggo and UPC. UPC parent Liberty Global agreed to pay €10 billion for Ziggo in January 2014. The merged entity will use the Ziggo brand and headquarters.
"The integration process is carried out with the utmost care," Ziggo said.
The combination of UPC and Ziggo will create a nationwide player with 10 million broadband customers.
In February, Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries said he aimed to complete the rebrand by April; however, on Wednesday, both UPC and Ziggo still had their own online stores selling their respective triple-play services.
