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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Electrical Equipment 27.40 - Manufacture of electric lighting equipment
120 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
5 October 2017
Employment effect (start)
5 October 2017
Foreseen end date
Description
Phillips Lighting Poland, a subsidiary of Phillips, has announced it will create 120 jobs at its Financial Services Centre in Łódź. The centre will be responsible for the accounting and financial processes of all European branches of the company as Phillips decided to consolidate and standardise services to improve the quality and efficiency of these operations. The company is looking for specialists with knowledge of foreign languages. Phillips Lighting, the world leader in lighting technologies, has production facilities in three locations in Poland: Piła, Kętrzyn and Bielsko-Biała.
Sources
5 October 2017: Puls HR
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Phillips Lighting Poland, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 92223, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/92223.
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