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.
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Computer, Electronic And Optical Products 26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
550 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
19 December 2007
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
The computer manufacturer Dell has announced its intention to create 550 jobs in Halle (Saxony-Anhalt). Thereby, the number of employees in Halle rises from 700 to 1250. New employees shall be hired successively, though no timeline is given. The job creation is part of the company’s business expansion. It had recently completed a second office building in Halle.
Sources
28 December 2007: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Citation
Eurofound (2007), Dell, Business expansion in Germany, factsheet number 66148, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/66148.
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