Center Parcs UK

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
West Midlands (England); West Midlands; Birmingham
Location of affected unit(s)
Bedfordshire
Sector
Accommodation / Food
55 - Accommodation
55.1 - Hotels and similar accommodation
55.1 - Hotels and similar accommodation
1,500 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
8 July 2013
Employment effect (start)
9 July 2013
Foreseen end date
31 January 2014

Description

Holiday company Center Parcs has announced that it plans to recruit 1,500 people at its new holiday village in Bedfordshire.  The site is due to open in the spring 2014, but recruitment has already commenced.

Whilst most roles at the site will be part time the company is also looking to employ some full time workers. The most recent announcement for the recruitment refers to 685 vacancies: 126 waiting staff, 500 housekeepers, six nurses and 53 spa therapists. All the vacancies are expected to be filled by January 2014.

Sources

  • 8 July 2013: The Times

Citation

Eurofound (2013), Center Parcs UK, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 75681, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/75681.