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Administrative Services Office Administrative, Office Support And Other Business Support Activities Activities Of Call Centres 82.2 - Activities of call centres
120 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
17 November 2017
Employment effect (start)
22 November 2017
Foreseen end date
Description
Callexcel, a large Belgian call centre company has announced it is looking for an additional 120 employees. Noteworthy is that the company offers jobs from 9 - 3pm in order to make it easier for young parents to combine work and childcare. Additionally the company is interested in employees aged 55 and older on the basis that people in this age group are likely to be more available after 3pm.
Sources
18 November 2017: Het Belang van Limburg
17 November 2017: Het Nieuwsblad
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Callexcel, Business expansion in Belgium, factsheet number 92591, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/92591.
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