T-Systems Slovakia

Type
Business expansion
Country
Slovakia
Region
Vychodne Slovensko; Kosicky kraj;
Location of affected unit(s)
Košice
Sector
Information / Communication
Information Communication Services
Telecommunications
61 - Telecommunications
250 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
2 May 2012
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2012

Description

T- Systems Slovakia will create 250 new jobs in Kosice by the end of 2012. Since 2006, when Deutsche Telekom established its subsidiary there, the company has continuously expanded its business and it now employs 2,300 employees.

According to the media reports, T-Systems has chosen Slovakia for its skilled workers in the region and the lower labour costs. The wages offered by the company to its employees are higher than average wages in the sector. It employs workers from 15 countries, including Slovaks, Hungarian, Polish and Germans, but also the people from the UK, India or Malaysia.

Sources

  • 2 May 2012: Hospodárske noviny

Citation

Eurofound (2012), T-Systems Slovakia, Business expansion in Slovakia, factsheet number 73525, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/73525.