Rogers Communications Inc. transferring roughly 300 Shaw name heart jobs primarily based abroad to Canada.
The roles shall be positioned in BC, Alberta and Manitoba, including to Ottawa’s requirement that Rogers create 3,000 new jobs in Western Canada as a part of its $26-billion acquisition of Shaw Communications Inc. earlier this month.
It additionally plans to rent 1,000 extra customer support representatives throughout the nation.
Rogers says all of its customer support positions have been primarily based in Canada since 2020, making it the one nationwide service supplier dedicated to having its total name heart group within the nation.
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Rogers CEO Tony Staffieri says the transfer means clients shall be served by a group with “roots within the communities the place they dwell and work.”
The corporate plans to transition all abroad Shaw positions by the top of September, with the primary of these name heart positions in place by Canada Day.
World Information guardian firm Corus Leisure is owned by the Shaw household, previously the house owners of Shaw Communications.
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