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Wales; South East Wales; Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Adminstrative / Support Services 82 - Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 82.2 - Activities of call centres 82.2 - Activities of call centres
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
4 July 2012
Employment effect (start)
4 July 2012
Foreseen end date
4 January 2013
Description
Firstsource, a call centre, will create 100 new jobs at its contact centre in Cardiff over the next three to six months. The contact centre provides customer services for satellite broadcaster Sky. Firstsource employs 400 staff following a straight transfer of roles from the previous company working for Sky.
Sources
4 July 2012: Wales Online
Citation
Eurofound (2012), Firstsource, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 73997, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/73997.