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Call centre jobs are under threat | Call centre jobs are under threat |
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A Londonderry call centre looks set to be closed with the loss of 50 jobs. | A Londonderry call centre looks set to be closed with the loss of 50 jobs. |
Staff at Anderson Manning have been warned that the office in Rosemount is likely to close following the sale of the firm to a venture capital company. | Staff at Anderson Manning have been warned that the office in Rosemount is likely to close following the sale of the firm to a venture capital company. |
In a statement, Anderson Manning would only confirm it has been sold, and that redundancies could not be ruled out. | In a statement, Anderson Manning would only confirm it has been sold, and that redundancies could not be ruled out. |
But the BBC has seen a letter from the company warning the new owners - Forest Leaf Properties - are likely to close the entire operation in Derry. | But the BBC has seen a letter from the company warning the new owners - Forest Leaf Properties - are likely to close the entire operation in Derry. |
The letter also warns that jobs could go in Bangor. | The letter also warns that jobs could go in Bangor. |
The MP for Foyle, the SDLP's Mark Durkan, said the new owners needed to be in direct contact with the workers and "talk to them straight and clearly". | |
He said there had been "a lot of frustration and resentment that people haven't been told things over the past number of weeks". | |
Anderson Manning was Northern Ireland's first independent call centre. It employs about 150 people in Bangor and 50 in Derry. | Anderson Manning was Northern Ireland's first independent call centre. It employs about 150 people in Bangor and 50 in Derry. |
But its fortunes took a turn for the worse recently, when its largest client went to the wall, owing Anderson Manning more than £500,000. | But its fortunes took a turn for the worse recently, when its largest client went to the wall, owing Anderson Manning more than £500,000. |