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Professional Services Professional Services And Management Consultancy Activities Of Head Offices; Management Consultancy Activities 70 - Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
750 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
21 January 2009
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2009
Foreseen end date
31 December 2009
Description
German consultant group TÜV Rheinland which certifies the safety and quality of products, systems and services, is to create 750 new jobs worldwide to cope with a 7-8% increase in sales in 2009. Due to the economic and financial crisis, expectations are 3-4% lower than in January 2008.
TÜV Rheinland has a global workforce of 13,300 including 6,500 employees in Germany. As of January 2009, there is no information where the new jobs will be created.
Sources
22 January 2009: Handelsblatt
Citation
Eurofound (2009), TÜV Rheinland Group, Business expansion in World, factsheet number 67938, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/67938.
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