Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
US-based medical technology company Becton Dickinson and Company (BD) has announced that it will increase its employment by 14% meaning that 50 new jobs will be created at the shared services centre in Wrocław by the end of 2017. The centre specialises in financial services, customer services, HR, data management, order registration, project management and e-commerce operations. The company is looking for specialists and analysts with knowledge of foreign languages.
BD specialises in medical technology, diagnostics, medical research and health care management. The company employs about 50,000 people in over 50 countries worldwide. BD has been operating in Wrocław since 2012; currently, the company employs 350 employees in the city.
Eurofound (2017), Becton Dickinson and Company, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 91111, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/91111.
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