Type
Business expansion
Country
Germany
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Essen, Berlin
Sector
Information / Communication
Information Service Activities
Digital Infrastructure Services
63.12 - Web portals

500 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
8 May 2018
Employment effect (start)
8 May 2018
Foreseen end date

Description

The social media company Facebook will be creating 500 new jobs at its content moderation centres in Essen and Berlin by the end of 2018. As of June 2018, Facebook has 1,500 employees combined in Essen and Berlin. By the end of the year, Facebook intends to have approximately 1,000 employees at each centre.

Globally, Facebook plans to double its workforce in content moderation to 20,000 this year.


Sources

  • 9 May 2018: WAZ (Online)
  • 8 May 2018: WDR (online)

Citation

Eurofound (2018), Facebook, Business expansion in Germany, factsheet number 94175, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/94175.