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100 Co-operative Travel staff are redeployed to TC offices
Staff at the Manchester office of The Co-operative Travel were today updated on their futures.
Just under 180 staff were told their jobs were under review in October as part of the merger of Thomas Cook.
Of these, 100 have now been offered jobs at nearby Thomas Cook offices in Altrincham (9 miles away) and Accrington (30 miles away).
Another 76 are yet to be told if they will be redeployed or if they will be made redundant.
A Thomas Cook spokesman said consultation will continue for these 76 employees while the rest will be supported through the next steps of the process.
The Manchester office will close for refurbishment in February and will no longer be used for travel operations.
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by Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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