EMOTIONS were high in Enniskillen today (Thursday) as the doors shut for good at the BT call centre, with the company’s 300 employees left devastated and heartbroken. It brings to an end eight months of gloom for the company’s 300 employees who provided much support to EE mobile phone customers. The majority of the staff […]
Final call as BT centre closes in Enniskillen
WHEN it was announced in February that the BT call centre in Enniskillen was closing, it left employees devastated and heartbroken. Tomorrow (Thursday) the doors will shut for good, bringing to an end eight months of gloom for the company’s 300 employees who provided support to EE mobile phone customers. “The last day will be emotional, there’s no doubt about that. It sounds like […]
BT ‘fat cat’ in £3.7m payoff
BT GROUP has revealed it gave former boss Philip Jansen a £3.7 million final pay package despite the telecoms giant revealing lower profits and extending its cost-cutting efforts. One of these cost-cutting moves was to close the EE, formerly BT, call centre in Enniskillen last month. The firm’s latest annual report revealed that Mr Jansen’s total pay deal jumped […]
UPDATE: EE site closure in Enniskillen confirmed
IT was the worst-kept secret in town, but that didn’t make it any easier to accept. Yesterday it was confirmed that the EE, formerly BT, call centre in Enniskillen was closing. Staff members were told that the site would be shutting its doors for good during a morning meeting with a senior BT Group executive. The proposed closure […]
EE closure date set for October 31
THE Herald understands that the proposed date of closure of EE, formerly BT, site in Enniskillen has been set for October 31. Just last month, hundreds of demonstrators gathered at the Diamond in Enniskillen in solidarity with 300 workers whose jobs are at risk at the EE, formerly BT, call centre. To read more on […]
Local EE workers’ struggles revealed at rally
HUNDREDS of demonstrators gathered at the Diamond in Enniskillen on Saturday in solidarity with 300 workers whose jobs are at risk at the EE, formerly BT, call centre. However, among the rallying cries and shows of support, it was the testimony of two current EE workers at the site that made the biggest impact on the day. The ‘Save Our […]
Majority of Enniskillen BT/EE staff don’t want to leave
Enniskillen Cllr Eddie Roofe carried out a survey of the workers at the EE contact centre, where 300 jobs are under threat.
Enniskillen protest planned to save BT/EE jobs
On Saturday, a ‘Save Our Site’ public rally organised by the NI Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) will take place at the Diamond, Enniskillen.
SOS campaign bids to help save BT jobs
THE Communication Workers Union (CWU) has launched a Save Our Site (SOS) campaign to save the 300 jobs at the EE (formally BT) site in Enniskillen. As part of the campaign, the CWU Region along with the CWU NI Telecoms Branch (NITB) held a public meeting on Monday night at the Westville Hotel. Hundreds of people turned out […]
BT workers given hope
MOMENTUM is building as efforts grow to save the 300 jobs at the EE (formally BT) site in Enniskillen. It was announced last month that BT Group is set to close its EE office site that employs hundreds of people across the local community. However, in the past week action has been taken to help […]