HCL Tech creates jobs in Britain

Thursday, 12 February 2004, 20:30 IST
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LONDON: A subsidiary of Indian firm HCL Technologies has spread cheer in Britain by creating 75 new call centre jobs. HCL BPO has taken on the extra staff in Belfast in Northern Ireland after securing a major deal with a British retail chain. The company, which has several contracts with many blue-chip companies in Britain and the US, has not identified its newest customer due to a confidentiality agreement, nor has it revealed the value of the deal. The latest job boost brings its total workforce to 861. Staffing levels have risen by 30% over the past year. HCL Technologies is a leading ICT services and product engineering companies. HCL BPO said it is committed to developing and increasing business in Northern Ireland. “The people are the most important thing about the centre,” said director Kevin Houston. The company has just completed a full upgrade at the centre that employs French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Dutch, Italian and English-speaking staff.
Source: IANS