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| One hundred jobs are at risk at a Belfast call centre, a union has claimed. | One hundred jobs are at risk at a Belfast call centre, a union has claimed. |
| Unite say that the jobs are under threat at Capita after Prudential did not renew a contract with the company. | Unite say that the jobs are under threat at Capita after Prudential did not renew a contract with the company. |
| "The announcement affects 102 Capita staff of the 250 employed in Beacon House." read a statement from Prudential. | |
| "We are today entering into a consultation with staff to consider next steps." | |
| The statement continued: "While we could never rule out redundancies entirely, Capita is currently putting no roles at risk among the 102 sales staff in Belfast. | |
| "Capita has a number of potential business opportunities which would create work that could be delivered from Belfast. | |
| "We hope to keep the Belfast site and find more work to bring into Beacon House to replace the work we did for Prudential in the first instance, and then to fill the rest of the building." | |
| Daryl Williams from Unite said: "The union is convinced that the decision not to renew the contract makes no economic sense," said Daryl Williams from Unite. |