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Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale Via Stalls And Markets Or Other 47.91 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
31 August 2021
Employment effect (start)
31 August 2021
Foreseen end date
31 December 2021
Description
Lithuanian online shop Barbora providing food delivery at home services is to create around 200 new jobs in different regions of Lithuania in 2021. As the number of COVID-19 cases is rising in Lithuania, the company is preparing for another e-shopping season and is expanding its team to meet the growing demand for online shopping.
The company has also announced changes in its remuneration policy for product collectors and couriers during the trial period. The company will apply the same basic salary rates to new employees as for older employees during the trial period. Such changes in the company's remuneration policy was prompted by the tense situation in the labour market in Lithuania and the company’s aim to attract more employees.
Barbora is an online shop providing food delivery at home services in Lithuania. The company belongs to Maxima Group since 2017. Currently Barbora employs 813 employees.
Eurofound (2021), Barbora, Business expansion in Lithuania, factsheet number 105196, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/105196.
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