Bet365

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
North West (England); Greater Manchester; Manchester
Location of affected unit(s)
Manchester
Sector
Information / Computing
62 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
62.1 - Computer programming activities
62.10 - Computer programming activities
100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
4 July 2018
Employment effect (start)
4 July 2018
Foreseen end date

Description

Online gambling company Bet365 has announced plans to create 100 new jobs at its site in Manchester. The company, which currently employs 200 staff in Manchester following its decision to set up in the city in 2016, will recruit for some of the new roles through its partnership with Manchester University. The jobs will be in software development and will support the firm's principal technology hub based in Stoke-on-Trent. There is no information on when the new jobs will be filled, though it is being reported that the recruitment process is already underway.

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2018), Bet365, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 94685, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/94685.