Vodafone Group

In October 2025, the newly merged VodafoneThree entity informed staff that planning and optimization jobs in its UK Network Development division would be offshored to India under new contracts with Ericsson and Nokia. Permanent staff were told they were 'at risk of redundancy' and employment protections wouldn't apply. Employees noted 'the merger was supposed to create jobs for the UK.' This is part of Vodafone's broader plan to cut 55,000 jobs by 2030.

Germany's Federal Commissioner for Data Protection (BfDI) imposed a combined €45 million in fines on Vodafone Germany, its largest since GDPR took effect, after finding eSIM authentication vulnerabilities that exposed customer profiles to unauthorized access and inadequate oversight of retail partner agencies that enabled fraud. The BfDI noted Vodafone cooperated throughout the investigation, disclosed incriminating circumstances, and has since revised partner-vetting procedures and agreed to follow-up compliance checks.