They like keeping people in painful suspense on the Continent, and the big Alcatel Bell SA Belgian subsidiary of the Alcatel NV telecommunications giant says i will announce substantial job losses, but not until Thursday next week, October 19. No plants will close but there will be a substantial effort in terms of the reduction of employment, the spokesman told Reuters, but refused to give further details, ensuring a miserable 10 days for all those that might find they are affected. Alcatel Bell employs 7,500 people in Belgium.
