Just Eat orders 200,000 sq ft Sunderland call centre
Just Eat is opening a circa 215,280 sq ft call centre as it reverses a move to outsource jobs overseas.
The call centre in Houghton-le-Spring, Sunderland, is expected to open early next year.
The online food delivery business said it plans to hire more than 1,500 people and invest £100m in the North East over the next five years.
Just Eat is opening a circa 215,280 sq ft call centre as it reverses a move to outsource jobs overseas.
The call centre in Houghton-le-Spring, Sunderland, is expected to open early next year.
The online food delivery business said it plans to hire more than 1,500 people and invest £100m in the North East over the next five years.
The office has four floors and features a gym, catering area and lounge. Employees joining the firm will initially work from home before shifting to a proposed hybrid model.
Andrew Kenny, UK managing director at Just Eat, said: “Alongside the launch of our worker model for couriers, this move will help us to bring the very best service to our customers and restaurant partners as demand for food delivery goes from strength to strength in the UK.”
Graeme Miller, leader of Sunderland City Council, said Just Eat is joining “a dynamic business community and creating jobs and opportunities for people across the city”.
He said: “We are very proud of what Sunderland offers as a place to do business, and it is vindication of that offer when brands like Just Eat are drawn to the city thanks to the work of our team and colleagues from Invest North East England and the North East LEP in attracting them.”
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