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Transportation / Storage 53 - Postal and courier activities 53 - Postal and courier activities 53 - Postal and courier activities
500 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
25 July 2011
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2012
Foreseen end date
31 December 2012
Description
On 28 July 2011, the express mail delivery and logistics company DHL stated its intention to increase its workforce at its hub at the airport Leipzig by 500 in 2012. Job creation is part of a business expansion scheme. Some 3000 people currently work at the hub. DHL is an affiliate of the German postal company Deutsche Post.
Sources
25 July 2011: Deutsche Verkehrszeitung
Citation
Eurofound (2011), DHL, Business expansion in Germany, factsheet number 72573, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/72573.