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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
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
15 February 2016
Employment effect (start)
15 February 2016
Foreseen end date
31 December 2016
Description
IT outsourcing and consulting company Wipro IT Services Poland has announced that it will create 200 new jobs at its unit in Gdańsk by the end of 2016. The company has already moved into a new office in Alchemia, a new office complex in Gdańsk. The company revealed that it plans to increase of the workforce to the level of 1,000 employees in Poland by the end of 2017.
Wipro IT Services Poland is a part of the Indian IT group Wipro employing over 160,000 people worldwide. In Poland, Wipro has been operating since 2008 and it has premises across the country; the company's two IT centres are located in Warszawa and Gdańsk.
Sources
15 February 2016: Property News
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Wipro IT Services Poland , Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 86604, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/86604.
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