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Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale In Non-Specialised Stores 47.11 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
1,000 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
16 September 2019
Employment effect (start)
16 September 2019
Foreseen end date
Description
German discount supermarket chain Lidl has announced that it will create 1,000 additional jobs at its units across Poland in near future. The company has launched a recruitment campaign with a goal to demonstrate career opportunities for potential new employees. It consists of several 30-second films featuring the retailer's employees talking about working for Lidl. Among others, the company offers a wide range of educational, social and financial benefits. The company has also informed that salaries were raised by 9.2% in 2019. The monthly earnings start from PLN 3,100 (€715 as at 3 October 2019) gross for new employees and may go up to PLN 6,800 (€1,569) gross for manager positions. Currently, the company employs over 20,000 people across the country.
Eurofound (2019), Lidl, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 98718, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/98718.
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