Type
Business expansion
Country
Germany
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Transportation / Storage
Land, Water And Air Transportation
Land Transport And Transport Via Pipelines
49.1 - Passenger rail transport, interurban

5,000 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
10 February 2020
Employment effect (start)
10 February 2020
Foreseen end date
31 December 2020

Description

The German railway operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) will expand its workforce by 5,000 new positions. DB is mainly looking for new train operators, dispatchers, railway maintenance staff and IT-specialists. In total, the company plans to hire 25,000 new employees in 2020, as it accounts for employee fluctuation due to retirement and other reasons. Around 4,700 of the roles are for apprentices and trainees. 

In 2019, DB hired 24,000 new employees and increased its overall workforce by 8,000 employees.


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2020), Deutsche Bahn, Business expansion in Germany, factsheet number 100059, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/100059.