Energy giant npower has reportedly announced plans to outsource 1,400 British jobs to India, sparking outrage.
The supplier is also expected to outsource hundreds of other positions to another UK company apart from shutting down a UK call centre.
According to the Daily Express, the German firm is expected to make an announcement soon amid speculation that around 2,000 jobs are under threat.
Sources said that 1,400 back-office jobs will be offshored to India, while around 570 frontline positions will be transferred to another company.
Meanwhile, Tory MP Stewart Jackson said that more jobs to the UK should be encouraged, as there is an adequately skilled workforce and it is disappointing that npower is not keeping jobs in the UK.
An npower spokesman said that as announced earlier, npower has been undertaking a major review of sites, operations and people across the UK in a bid to improve customer service and keep costs down, at a time of external pressures on customers' bills.
The German firm has made several cost-saving announcements after parent company RWE said 6,750 jobs would be cut across Europe, the report added.
