In June, LoveFilm DVD decided to take its work elsewhere leaving 41 call centre agents without work. The firm has been able to find work for 16 employees but the rest of the workers are still left without a role.

Hero TSC admitted that time is running out to find new work for the employees prior to the end of the consultation, this week.

The company said: “I am pleased to say that we have managed to cut the number of jobs at risk in Rothesay by bringing in additional work for Office Depot - another client we handle in our Bute centre [in Scotland].

“Unfortunately, it was not enough work to cover all those at risk by LoveFilm’s decision to take their work elsewhere - and that is desperately disappointing.

“We will, of course, continue to work tirelessly to try and bring more business into the centre in the future in the hope that we can restore staff numbers to their previous levels.”