The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Administrative Services Office Administrative, Office Support And Other Business Support Activities Activities Of Call Centres 82.20 - Activities of call centres
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
15 April 2015
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 October 2016
Description
Broadband and phone provider Plusnet has announced that it plans to increase the headcount at its Leeds call centre by 200 as demand for the company's products continues to grow. It is being reported that it is expected to take around eighteen months to fill the new positions at which point the company will employ around 450 at its Leeds call centre. The company already employs 850 at its Sheffield site and has grown quickly since it was founded in 1997, and is one of the fastest growing companies in its sector.
Sources
15 April 2015: Yorkshire Post
Citation
Eurofound (2015), Plusnet, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 79376, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/79376.
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