Type
Business expansion
Country
Ireland
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Health / Social Work
Human Health Services And Activities
Human Health Activities
86.9 - Other human health activities

545 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
1 March 2012
Employment effect (start)
2 March 2012
Foreseen end date
31 December 2012

Description

Comfort Keepers, a private company that provides home-help care both for Ireland's state run Health Service Executive (HSE) and individuals, has announced 545 new positions in sites across the country. It plans to open two new offices and training centres, resulting in the immediate creation of 6 full-time jobs and 200 part-time carer posts. Furthermore, 19 full-time and 320 part-time carer positions are to be established by the end of 2012 at existing sites across Ireland.


Sources

  • 2 March 2012: The Irish Times

Citation

Eurofound (2012), Comfort Keepers, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 73422, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/73422.