A FIFTH of British American Tobacco's (BAT) 47,000 workers will face redundancy this year as the cigarette producer claimed today it will become more “technology enabled.”The cost-cutting measure would mean 5,500 people will lose their jobs by the end of the year.BAT will also outsource a further 3,500 jobs, bringing the total number of employees affected to 9,000.

A FIFTH of British American Tobacco’s (BAT) 47,000 workers will face redundancy this year as the cigarette producer claimed today it will become more “technology enabled.”

The cost-cutting measure would mean 5,500 people will lose their jobs by the end of the year.

BAT will also outsource a further 3,500 jobs, bringing the total number of employees affected to 9,000.

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