Dublin- Up to 200 jobs could be created over the next few years in Carlow town with the announcement that the US financial services giant Unum is to establish a software operation there. The IDA-backed company is promising 100 jobs by the end of 2009 with up to a further 100 more planned after that. Today's news follows a number of job losses in the town including the closure of Greencore's sugar operations.
Unum is a provider of insurance services such as disability income and income protection to the US employment market. Last year it generated more than $10 billion of sales. The company's is establishing what it describes as a strategic software service centre in Carlow, supporting Unum's US operations. The initial 100 jobs will go to graduates, as will a planned campaign to recruit 100 more into the future. Meanwhile, there are fears that there may be job losses at the ICT Europe customer support centre in Belmullet, Co Mayo.
Unum is a provider of insurance services such as disability income and income protection to the US employment market. Last year it generated more than $10 billion of sales. The company's is establishing what it describes as a strategic software service centre in Carlow, supporting Unum's US operations. The initial 100 jobs will go to graduates, as will a planned campaign to recruit 100 more into the future. Meanwhile, there are fears that there may be job losses at the ICT Europe customer support centre in Belmullet, Co Mayo.
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