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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
500 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
17 July 2017
Employment effect (start)
17 July 2017
Foreseen end date
31 December 2019
Description
International management consultation, IT and outsourcing company Accenture has announced that it will create up to 500 jobs at its new office in Katowice by the end of 2019. 60 jobs are expected to be created by the end of 2017. The office will provide comprehensive IT technology services and application development.
Accenture provides its services to clients in 120 countries and employs 411,000 people worldwide. Accenture has been operating in Poland since 2005; the company has its offices in three Polish locations (Warszawa, Kraków and Łódź) employing over 4,400 people.
Sources
17 July 2017: Wirtualny Nowy Przemysł
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Accenture Poland, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 91533, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/91533.
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