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Wales; South East Wales; Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Location of affected unit(s)
Cardiff
Sector
Adminstrative / Support Services 82 - Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 82.2 - Activities of call centres 82.20 - Activities of call centres
120 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
15 November 2016
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
24 December 2016
Description
Customer services company Webhelp has announced that it is to create 120 new jobs at its site in Cardiff. Webhelp began operating in Cardiff in 2015 when it took on business from Serco. Presently 800 staff are employed at the Cardiff offices in Hodge House servicing two major contracts for Shop Direct and for Vodaphone. It is understood that the new positions will be predominantly full-time and there will be opportunities across various levels of the business, including customer service and operations management. Webhelp intends to recruit the new employees before Christmas.
Sources
15 November 2016: Wales Online
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Webhelp, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 89285, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/89285.