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.
Transportation / Storage Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation, Postal And Courier Activities Postal And Courier Activities 53.1 - Postal activities under universal service obligation
500 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
13 September 2007
Employment effect (start)
13 September 2007
Foreseen end date
13 September 2010
Description
Citymail, an organization that operates in the Swedish postal sector, is to create 500 new jobs across Sweden by September 2010. The recruitment of the new employees is part of a plan by the organization to extend the range of its operations in order to cover 60% of the companies and population of Sweden. 160 employees will be recruited initially, whilst another 340 will be recruited by September 2010. Citymail employs 1250 in Sweden and was founded in 1990. Citymail is a part of the Norwegian Post Group.
Sources
13 September 2007: Dagens Nyheter
Citation
Eurofound (2007), Citymail AB, Business expansion in Sweden, factsheet number 65849, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/65849.
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