Tesco creates 800 finance jobs

20th Aug 2009 07:32

Tesco Personal Finance (TPF), the supermarket giant's banking arm, will create over 800 jobs in Glasgow with the opening of a new customer service centre.Chief Executive of Tesco Retailing Services Andrew Higginson said the opening of the new customer service centre will be a significant step towards TPF offering a full banking service.The move was welcomed by Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling, who said it is a "strong vote of confidence in Scotland's financial services industry from one of the UK's leading companies."The new service centre will be based at Broadway One in central Glasgow and will manage customer sales and service for TPF. TPF has received a grant from the Scottish Government for £5m to assist in creating the service centre.The operations centre is due to open in the first half of 2010 and will migrate its existing customers before the end of 2011."The creation of over 800 new jobs in the current climate cannot be underestimated. Today's announcement is great news for job seekers and for consumers," said Higginson.