Optus cuts staff perks and eyes Sydney campus sublease in bid to slash costs
Table tennis tables, buses for staff and the footprint of Optus' sprawling Sydney campus itself have all been put under review as the embattled telco looks to find savings.
Embattled telecommunications giant Optus has emptied staff from one of the six buildings at its head office in Sydney's Macquarie Park in preparation for a potential sublease and cut onsite staff perks under a broader review of onsite services as it scrambles to rein in costs.
The number two carrier, which has been under fire over the past month after a triple zero outage on its mobile network was linked to three fatalities, has removed some table tennis tables from its campus and also reduced staff bus services as it scrambles to find savings.
Parent company Singtel has been pushing management, led by chief executive Stephen Rue to cut costs at the telco, but insiders say that has begun to sap internal morale.
Optus' campus is made up of six four-storey buildings, has more than 84,000 square metres of office space and sits on a 7.6 hectare plot of land. Staff at one of the buildings have now been rehoused across the other five.
