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Financial Services Financial And Insurance Activities Financial Service Activities, Except Insurance And Pension Funding 64.1 - Monetary intermediation
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
23 January 2018
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2018
Description
Financial planning company Age Partnership, which specialises in financial products for retired people has announced it will create 200 jobs throughout 2018. The new jobs include administrative positions, mortgage advisors and equity release advisors. Jobs will be based in Leeds, where the company is expanding its office space from February 2018. Additionally, there will be positions available for remote workers and field-based positions.The company previously announced expansion plans in 2016, when it added 100 staff to its headcount.
As of January 2018, Age Partnership employs more than 500 staff.
Sources
23 January 2018: Yorkshire Evening Post
24 January 2018: Insider Media
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Age Partnership, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 93135, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/93135.
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