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Information / Communication Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities 62.01 - Computer programming activities
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
16 March 2015
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2015
Description
Software developer Ubisoft has announced that it is to create 200 new jobs as it opens a 'consumer relationship centre' in Newcastle Upon Tyne. The company has confirmed that the centre will result in the initial creation of 75 jobs, but that will rise to more than 100 by the end of 2015. Ubisoft expects that eventually the hub will employ 200 workers, though it is not sure when all these positions will be filled. A subsidiary Ubisoft reflections already operates in the city and its success was instrumental in Newcastle being selected for this latest development.
Sources
16 March 2015: Insider Media
Citation
Eurofound (2015), Ubisoft, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 79183, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/79183.
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