ONE of Oswestry’s biggest-name employers has said it is still considering the future of its site on the edge of the town.

Rumours around redundancies at BT Group’s offices at Park Hall arose at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, and strikes were held at some of the company’s sites over reported plans to centralise some of its operations.

These included a strike at the Artillery Business Park site in September last year.

But a spokesman said at the time no decision had been made on the future of the operation in the town.

Now BT Group has confirmed that the situation remains the same, and that it has not yet made a decision on the long-term future of the Oswestry operation.

A BT Group spokesman said its position remains the same as that expressed in October 2020, when the company said: “We haven’t announced the closure of our office in Oswestry.

"BT is going through a period of immense change and investment for the future. As the market continues to evolve and the needs of our customers change, we’ll need to adapt and respond.

“Our Better Workplace Programme, first announced in 2018, will improve and consolidate BT’s footprint of corporate offices, contact centres and specialist sites across the UK.

"Colleagues based at BT’s new or refurbished locations will benefit from our investment in future-fit workspaces and our ambition is to increase efficiency and productivity, improving our ability to do the best for customers.

"We’ll continue to consult with colleagues and their unions on any proposed changes.”