300 new jobs have been announced at a call centre and outsourcing company in Cork.
Abtran has expanded rapidly since it was established 12 years ago and currently employs 1,000 people. It specialises in outsourcing activities for clients such as ESB, An Post, BSkyB and Aviva.
The new jobs are promised over the next two years and are the result of a €3.5m investment in research and development, supported by Enterprise Ireland.
The new positions are in management, business administration, finance, resource planning, information technology and human resources. Further jobs will be created in providing finance, administration, sales and customer service support for the company's clients.
'Companies such as Abtran are the forefront of innovation, creating jobs and the products and services of tomorrow by opening new markets and driving our export sales footprint across the globe,' commented the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation Batt O'Keeffe.
Today's news follows a €6m Enterprise Ireland-backed investment announced by the Taoiseach last year which created over 250 jobs in Abtran's Learning and Innovation Centre.
