EE

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Northern Ireland;
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Adminstrative / Support Services
82 - Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
82.2 - Activities of call centres
82.2 - Activities of call centres
250 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
19 February 2014
Employment effect (start)
19 February 2014
Foreseen end date
19 June 2014

Description

Mobile phone company EE has announced that it will create 250 jobs in Northern Ireland in the next few months.

The company is returning customer service roles from call centres in other countries to the UK. In total the company plans to bring 1,000 jobs back to the UK.  

Updated, 11/06/2014: As reported EE announced the creation of 300 jobs. According to the sources the new jobs will be based in Webhelp.

Sources

  • 19 February 2014: BBC News
  • 11 June 2014: Derby Telegraph

Citation

Eurofound (2014), EE, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 76657, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/76657.