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Administrative Services Office Administrative, Office Support And Other Business Support Activities Office Administrative, Office Support And Other Business Support Activities 82 - Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
29 March 2017
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 March 2022
Description
Professional services firm Genpact has announced that it is to create 300 new jobs at its site in Glasgow over the next five years. The company, which provides various business services including processing insurance claims and risk management, is being supported by a GBP 3.1 million (€3.6 million) investment from Scottish Enterprise, the development agency of the Scottish Government. Genpact already operates across more than 20 countries and currently employs 165 staff at its Glasgow office currently specialising in wealth management and digital platforms for financial services companies.
Sources
29 March 2017: BBC Website
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Genpact, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 90778, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/90778.
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