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geoff m
24 Nov 15 14:18
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100 job losses at Betfred call centre in Wigan
By Bill Barber 12:48PM 24 NOV 2015

BETFRED have confirmed their Wigan call centre is set to close next month, a decision that will lead to the loss of more than 100 jobs.
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Report geoff m November 24, 2015 2:19 PM GMT
if they actually took a bet this course of action shouldnt be necessary
Report ghostlygunner November 24, 2015 2:37 PM GMT
correct geoff they ll probably blame a drop in bets placed aswell Laugh
Report arrested development November 24, 2015 2:38 PM GMT
shouldn't have a 'bookmakers' license
Report bruno100 November 24, 2015 2:39 PM GMT
Bookmaker what's that thought they gone extinct
Report jmdc November 24, 2015 2:42 PM GMT
Filthy Manc should be blanked out.
Report wondersobright November 24, 2015 2:43 PM GMT
horrible bald b@stard playing hard ball with people's jobs
SCUM
Report guinness2dear November 24, 2015 2:44 PM GMT
Add a few pie shop employees now to the 100...
Report dambuster November 24, 2015 2:46 PM GMT
The last time i rang that place up for a bet, the bird said "i'll have to refer this (8pew a 4-1 shot, wasnt much more).to a trader sir".
told me i could have half the stake at sp only...
I said, 2Your traders will put you out of a job one day", she laughed and said,"I DONT THINK SO SIR"...Laugh toldya..
Report Big Boss November 24, 2015 3:01 PM GMT
dambuster, he who laughs last, laughs longest Laugh
Report IDKW November 24, 2015 3:11 PM GMT
Who are the shop staff gonna ring when you walk in and want more than a tenner on something?
Report dambuster November 24, 2015 3:18 PM GMT
Ghostbusters  Laugh
Report flukes November 24, 2015 3:26 PM GMT
Dambuster Laugh
Report Mikael D'Haguenet November 24, 2015 3:39 PM GMT
While we're all no doubt delighted to see the Bald One squirm, these are real people's livelihoods that are being messed with. Obviously Fred won't give a sh!t, but we can show a little humanity.
Report screaming from beneaththewaves November 24, 2015 3:39 PM GMT
Fred's realized his cashiers might as well ring Betfair directly to find out whether they can lay a bet.
Report JML November 24, 2015 5:45 PM GMT
While we're all no doubt delighted to see the Bald One squirm, these are real people's livelihoods that are being messed with. Obviously Fred won't give a sh!t, but we can show a little humanity.

You're right about Fred not giving a sh!t.
These people used to work for the Tote and
their employment contracts were torn up when
Btfred took over.
Report GEORGE.B November 24, 2015 6:26 PM GMT
http://www.wigantoday.net/news/local/new-tote-boss-to-visit-wigan-staff-1-3454576

^ From 2011:

In an exclusive interview with the Wigan Evening Post last month, 68-year-old millionaire Mr Done said that the merger would result in a “minimal” amount of redundancies in the short term and that in the longer term he expected the new augmented group to grow and create more work. Plain
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