BT’s ‘future-fit’ workplaces get first showing at Newcastle contact centre

BT has released new images of its Gosforth Contact Centre currently undergoing a multi-million-pound refurbishment – as it announced the project has already completed its first phase and will open later this year. The centre has undergone a major revamp to modernise it and create a workplace for hundreds of staff. The first phase of […]
BA to ‘outsource more than 1,000 UK call centre jobs’…

A spokesman for British Airways (BA) has confirmed that the airline is considering outsourcing its UK contact centre operations in a bid to reduce costs at its Manchester and Newcastle sites. Branded “a slap in the face” to its employees by the trade union, Unite, BA – owned by International Airlines Group – has reportedly already asked outsourcing firms to assess the two call centre sites […]