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Administrative Services Office Administrative, Office Support And Other Business Support Activities Activities Of Call Centres 82.20 - Activities of call centres
50 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
23 April 2020
Employment effect (start)
23 April 2020
Foreseen end date
31 December 2020
Description
US-based business service firm Support Services Group (S2G) will expand its workforce at its Budapest centre by 50 employees by the end of this year. S2G opened its new Budapest service centre in March and has already a 250 strong staff, the number of employees is expected to rise to 300 during this year. The establishment of the centre and the ongoing personnel expansion is primarily related to the provision of customer support to a major US streaming company.
The Budapest centre is the firm’s first service centre outside the Western hemisphere. The firm plans to strengthen its European presence through its Hungarian operation.
The business services centre sector has grown dynamically during the past decade in Hungary. By now, this sector employs some 55,000 workers.
Sources
23 April 2020: Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (hipa.hu)
Eurofound (2020), Support Services Group Europe, Business expansion in Hungary, factsheet number 100590, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/100590.
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