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Yorkshire and the Humber; East Riding and North Lincolnshire; Kingston upon Hull
Location of affected unit(s)
Hull
Sector
Real Estate Real Estate Activities Buying, Selling And Rental Activities 68.2 - Rental and operating of own or leased real estate
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
9 August 2017
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Social housing provider the Sanctuary Group has announced plans to create approximately 100 jobs in Hull. Currently, around 400 people work for the company, and recruitment will bring that figure to 500. The not-for-profit business is expanding its premises and refurbishing its current office space. It is expected that the office space will be completed by the end of 2017. The jobs on offer include positions handling administration and customer enquiries. There is no information on when the jobs are expected to be filled, though recruitment for the positions is already open.
Sources
9 August 2017: Hull Daily Mail
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Sanctuary Group, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 91739, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/91739.
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