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Information / Communication Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities 62.0 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
16 February 2021
Employment effect (start)
16 February 2021
Foreseen end date
31 December 2021
Description
French information technology and business consultancy company Capgemini has announced that it will create 200 new jobs at its office in Katowice by the end of 2021. The company is mainly looking for IT specialists, especially in cloud technology. Capgemini has just moved into a new office space with a space of nearly 14,000 square meters in the city of Katowice.
Capgemini operates in about 50 countries and employs over 270,000 people worldwide. The company has been operating in Poland since 1996 and has seven offices across the country (Wrocław, Kraków, Katowice, Warszawa, Poznań, Lublin and Opole) employing over 9,000 people. The Katowice unit has been operating for 15 years.
Previous restructuring took place in January 2019 (100 jobs created), May 2019 (200 jobs created), February 2020 (200 jobs created) and May 2020 (200 jobs created).
Eurofound (2021), Capgemini, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 103593, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/103593.
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