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.
Scotland; Eastern Scotland; Clackmannanshire and Fife
Location of affected unit(s)
Kirkcaldy
Sector
Administrative Services Office Administrative, Office Support And Other Business Support Activities Activities Of Call Centres 82.20 - Activities of call centres
209 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
22 May 2019
Employment effect (start)
22 May 2019
Foreseen end date
22 May 2021
Description
Call centre firm VeriCall has announced plans to open a new contact centre in Kirkcaldy, Fife. Once the new centre opens, 209 jobs will be created over a two year period. The jobs are being supported by a regional assistance grant of one million GBP (€1.12 million) from the Scottish Government. The company has stated that the new positions will be permanent and full time and pay the Scottish Living Wage - currently 9 GBP per hour (€10.12). Scottish Business Minister welcomed the new jobs and the fact that they will pay the living wage; the minister also stated that he hoped that the jobs would bring further investment to the area.
Eurofound (2019), VeriCall, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 97815, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/97815.
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