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Northern Ireland; Northern Ireland; Derry City and Strabane
Location of affected unit(s)
Londonderry
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
333 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
17 April 2014
Employment effect (start)
2 June 2014
Foreseen end date
30 June 2015
Description
333 call centre jobs are to be created in Derry / Londonderry. American corporation Convergys is to set up a customer service centre in the city in collaboration with the phone network EE. The centre is expected to open in June and the jobs will be created over the following 12 months.
Sources
17 April 2014: BBC Website
Citation
Eurofound (2014), Convergys Corporation, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 76983, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/76983.