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economist sunsuntribune business saturday feb 19 2005 amex offers new jobs to 200 employees no layoffs at second largest employer in town by patrick mangion staff writer american express markhams second largest employer and home to the credit card companys cana dian headquarters announced a reorganiza tion that involves as many as 200 employees amex canada inc and amex bank of canada which employs 4000 people in canada most of whom work in markham announced feb 11 employees in the operations department including members of the national call centre would be offered equivalent positions in markham there will not be layoffs company spokesperson tara peever said everyone will have an alternative position in other areas of the business we have spots for all 150 to 200 people in markham ms peever said in an interview she wouldnt say if the affected markham employ ees would be offered posi tions at a pembroke facility being opened by an amex supplier adding the new facility will be staffed through additional manpower canadianowned cus tomer service company on line support inc announced friday it would be opening a new call centre in pembroke to handle calls for amex expected to be open this spring the facility will create about 200 fulltime jobs pembroke officials did not return phone calls to the york region newspaper group however in a press release the citys economic development department said it had been working for more than three years to establish a call centre there after extensive labour market studies across cana da ols chose pembroke the press release went on to say the changes relate to the decision to transfer most of our french language servic ing and some of our english servicing calls to a vendor in the ottawa valley while also maintaining core servicing here amex canada said in a written statement our business continues to expand and as it does it makes sense for us to have additional service sites both from a cost perspective but also as a backup to our princi ple site in markham for busi ness continuity purposes last december amex headquarters in new york city said canadian offices would not experience major job losses following an announcement that 2000 jobs would be cut worldwide were having a todayand youre invited free photoshoot free loot bag free cake enter our contest to win a free super model birthday party dropin to our open house and celebrate our 4th anniversary from 10am to 6pm today saturday february 19 2005 mfeikim ji stage screen streef 905 4753559 bullock rt 1 o hwy 7 u 4981 highway 7 markham on parties modelling classes makeup artistry purses jewellery mm h mm youre too young to retire but not too young to plan make sure your retirement savings always keep working for you we can help with rrsps and more get started now by giving one of us a call today andrew mctaggart 190 bullock drive markham 9052946357 laurie varcoe 7676 markham road markham 9052011343 keith jupp 3 centre street suite 201 markham 9052941562 amy hung 4261 highway 7 east unionville 9054743286 ken yee 96 cornell park avenue markham 9052011812 sandy mackenzie 6288 main street stouffville 9056424546 1 1 la jtv 2bp i r rick allington ins agcy ltd rick allington 50 mcintosh dr unionville 9054771107 john j calovic ins agcy ltd john calovic 548 carlton road unionville 9054777244 kirk wanvig 31 50 highway 7 east markham 9055135475 joanne freeman 9275 markham road markham 9052947415 shobha s gowda ins agcy inc shobha gowda 3321 mcnicoll ave scarborough 4163324944 like a good neighbour mu state farm is there p046168cn 1104 providing insurance and financial services statefarmca state farm canadian head offices scarborough ontario consult your tax or legal advisor for specific advice