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Information / Communication Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities 62 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
20 April 2022
Employment effect (start)
20 April 2022
Foreseen end date
Description
The Swedish-Ukrainian IT consulting company Sigma Software announced that it will open new offices in Wroclaw and Warsaw in Poland and will employ 100 new people. The company had its headquarters in Kharkiv, Ukraine. However, after the war escalated, the company decided to move some of its operations and employees to Poland.
Sigma Software provides programming and IT solutions for many clients worldwide and it is present in over 10 countries. It has been operating in Poland since 2014. It still has approximately 20 offices in Ukraine.
Eurofound (2022), Sigma Software, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 106681, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/106681.
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