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Information / Communication Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities 62 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
120 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
21 July 2015
Employment effect (start)
21 July 2015
Foreseen end date
31 December 2015
Description
TomTom, the supplier of navigation and location products and services, has announced that will create 120 new jobs at its unit in Łódź by the end of 2015. The company is mainly looking for programmers. Currently, TomTom employs 615 people at its three offices located in Łódź, but the company is planning to relocate all its offices to the new office building, which is currently under construction. TomTom was founded in 1991 in the Netherlands. The company employs over 4,000 people worldwide.
Sources
21 July 2015: Młodzi w Łodzi
Citation
Eurofound (2015), TomTom, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 84776, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/84776.
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