Type
Business expansion
Country
Germany
Region
Sachsen; Leipzig; Leipziger Land
Location of affected unit(s)
Leipzig-Halle
Sector
Transportation / Storage
Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation, Postal And Courier Activities
Postal And Courier Activities
53 - Postal and courier activities

500 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
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://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/72573.