The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Information / Communication Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities 62 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
25 May 2020
Employment effect (start)
25 May 2020
Foreseen end date
31 December 2020
Description
The French information technology and business consultancy company Capgemini has announced that it will create 200 new jobs at its unit in Lublin by the end of 2020. Currently, the company is mainly looking for specialists with knowledge of foreign languages, including French, German and English. In the near future, the company will recruit cloud solutions engineers, UX designers, business analysts and IT programmers.
Capgemini operates in 40 countries and employs 220,000 people worldwide. The company has been operating in Poland since 1996 and has seven offices across the country (Wrocław, Kraków, Katowice, Warszawa, Poznań, Lublin and Opole) employing over 9,000 people. The unit in Lublin was launched in 2019; currently, it employs 200 specialists. The Polish branches provide services in nearly 20 languages. Previous restructuring took place in November 2018 (100 jobs created), and December 2017 (500 jobs created), January 2019 (100 jobs created), May 2019 (200 jobs created) and February 2020 (200 jobs created).
Eurofound (2020), Capgemini, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 100794, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/100794.
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