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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
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
12 February 2020
Employment effect (start)
12 February 2020
Foreseen end date
31 December 2020
Description
The French provider of IT and engineering services Sii has announced that it will create 100 new jobs for IT specialists at its unit in Katowice in 2020.
Sii was established in 1979 in France. The company has been operating in Poland since 2006. Currently, the company employs 4,500 people in 14 branches across Poland. In the city of Katowice, the company employs over 300 people; the unit provides services for companies operating in such sectors as banking, train transport, manufacturing, automatics, robotics and automotive industry.
Eurofound (2020), SII Polska, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 99845, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/99845.
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