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.
Public Administration And Defence Public Administration And Defence; Compulsory Social Security Administration Of The State And The Economic And Social Policy Of The Community 84.11 - General public administration activities
350 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
8 September 2008
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has announced that it is to create a new contact centre at Lillyhall in West Cumbria. This will create three hundred and fifty new jobs. The move also secures 50 HMRC jobs at the contact centre in nearby Whitehaven. As of 14 September 2008 it is not known when the centre will open, although recruitment for positions at the centre has already started.
Sources
8 September 2008: BBC News
Citation
Eurofound (2008), HMRC, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 67081, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/67081.
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