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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
12 March 2018
Employment effect (start)
12 March 2018
Foreseen end date
Description
Japanese information and communications technology company Fujitsu has announced that it will create 200 jobs at its new global delivery centre in Katowice within the coming months. Fujitsu is looking for employees to join teams in four business lines: R&D and Business Application Services, Remote Infrastructure Management, Service Desk and Service Management. The company has just leased a new office space in the city. Fujitsu’s GDC in Poland is a part of a network of eight global delivery centres worldwide supporting customers in more than 100 countries. Fujitsu is the leading Japanese ICT company employing approximately 155,000 people worldwide. Currently, the company has two global delivery centres in Poland (Åódź and Katowice).
Sources
12 March 2018: Puls HR
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Fujitsu, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 93564, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/93564.
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