World News | Indian tech firm Mphasis to create 1,000 jobs in northern England

LONDON, Oct. 1 (PTI) Bengaluru-based global technology and business process outsourcing company Mphasis will create 1,000 jobs in the West Yorkshire region of northern England, according to the district mayor who has just returned from a visit to India.

West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin recently led a trade mission to India and announced on Friday that she had secured multi-million pound investment for the region.

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Mphasis’ latest investment, expected to be completed over the next two years, will boost the company’s existing West Yorkshire business, which already employs 500 people in Leeds. It builds on the UK Centre of Excellence the company created last year in Leeds for its insurance clients.

“I am delighted that Mphasis has chosen to invest millions of pounds in West Yorkshire and am proud to have them as part of our business community and a partner in driving the region forward,” Brabin said.

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“These 1,000 new jobs will have a transformative impact on our economy and create exciting career opportunities for the people of West Yorkshire,” she said.

During her meeting with the company last week, the mayor said she met many inspiring female leaders.

“Mphasis has diversity as a core part of its culture and is very focused on supporting and developing its people. I look forward to supporting their growth in the region and seeing a positive impact on our community,” she said.

During her visit, the first since the region’s pandemic lockdown to India, the Mayor of West Yorkshire visited Mphasis’ global headquarters in Bengaluru and met with senior representatives to discuss the project and partnership opportunities.

Anurag Bhatia, Senior Vice President and Head of Europe at Mphasis, said: “We are proud to invest in West Yorkshire and build on the launch of Mphasis’ first UK insurance onshore centre in Leeds last year.”

“We are setting out to create a thousand jobs to drive economic growth in the West Yorkshire region, aggressively address the UK’s digital skills shortage and support the next wave of talent in the local business community and beyond.

We look forward to working with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority and schools and universities to inspire more promising candidates from different backgrounds to start long-term careers that span key digital skill sets that will help create more diversity and A stronger technology sector,” he said.

Officially, India is the second largest source of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the UK after the US, with trade in goods between West Yorkshire and India estimated at more than £360m.

West Yorkshire said it was committed to building closer links with key international markets such as India to drive global trade and investment links. It pointed to Mphasis’ “significant investment” as another example of the region’s “strong friendship” with India.

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