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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Chemicals And Pharamceuticals Manufacture Of Basic Pharmaceutical Products And Pharmaceutical Preparations 21.20 - Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
28 July 2020
Employment effect (start)
28 July 2020
Foreseen end date
31 December 2020
Description
The global provider of eye care products and services Alcon announced that it will create over 100 positions at its new Alcon Global Services (AGS) unit in Warsaw by the end of 2020. The company is looking for IT, financial and HR specialists as well as customer service staff with knowledge of foreign languages. AGS provides critical shared-services support to the Alcon organization worldwide, in areas like finance, IT, HR or quality. The company offers special training and non-wage benefits for employees.
Alcon has been operating for over 70 years; currently, the company operates in over 70 countries and provides its services to clients in more than 140 countries.
Eurofound (2020), Alcon, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 101389, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/101389.
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