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Administrative Services Office Administrative, Office Support And Other Business Support Activities Office Administrative, Office Support And Other Business Support Activities 82 - Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
670 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
28 May 2007
Employment effect (start)
28 May 2007
Foreseen end date
28 May 2008
Description
Maltacom Dial-It call centre, the largest call centre in Malta, forms part of the Maltacom Group. The company is aiming to expand its operations. Maltacom Dial-It, launched as Telepage Ltd, started out with 40 employees and expanded its workforce to a total of 530 in the past seven years. It is envisaged that the company will more than double its workforce within the next few months, reaching a total of 1,200 employees. The management's call centre aims to offer flexible working conditions to target female workforce.
Sources
29 May 2007: Malta independent
31 May 2007: The Times of Malta
Citation
Eurofound (2007), Maltacom Dial-It Call Centre, Business expansion in Malta, factsheet number 65441, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/65441.
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