The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Professional Services Professional Services And Management Consultancy Activities Of Head Offices; Management Consultancy Activities 70.22 - Business and other management consultancy activities
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
17 February 2021
Employment effect (start)
1 March 2021
Foreseen end date
Description
The Swiss healthcare company Roche announced the expansion of the workforce in its Budapest regional service centre. As a result, 150 new HR positions have been opened.
The reason for the restructuring is that the scope of responsibilities in the HR area will be broadened: the Budapest centre will perform complex HR tasks – such as recruiting and selection of new employees, compensation, and benefits – along with business support and marketing services. The recruitment starts on 1 March and the applicants are expected to have good English language skills and work experience in the HR field.
Roche Szolgáltató (Európa) was established in 2006 as a subsidiary of the Roche group of companies in Budapest. It provides global support and professional advice to more than 120 Roche subsidiaries operating in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Asia) region in the areas of finance, procurement, human resources and computing units. Additional expansions are on the horizon as well: according to the plans, another 100 positions are to be opened in the field of financial services by the end of this year.
Eurofound (2021), Roche Szolgáltató (Európa), Business expansion in Hungary, factsheet number 103688, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/103688.
Digitisation and automation technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), can affect working conditions in a variety of ways and their use in the workplace raises a host of new ethical concerns.
The retail banking sector is fertile ground for studying the impacts of digitalisation on work and employment. Financial services are increasingly provided online, without the intermediary of customer-facing institutions.
European labour markets have recovered strongly from COVID-19. By the end of 2021, little more than 18 months after the start of the pandemic, employment rates in the EU were almost at pre-crisis levels.
