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London; Outer London - East and North East; Barking & Dagenham and Havering
Location of affected unit(s)
Barking
Sector
Arts / Sports 92 - Gambling and betting activities 92 - Gambling and betting activities 92 - Gambling and betting activities
100 - 200 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
5 December 2008
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Gala-Coral, a firm that operates betting shops, bingo halls and casinos, is to cut between 100 and 200 jobs from its head office in Barking in Essex.
The company, which employs 17000 people in the UK, has released no further information as to when these cuts will occur, or the reasons for this decision.
Sources
5 December 2008: The Guardian
Citation
Eurofound (2008), Gala-Coral, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 67578, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/67578.