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.
Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles 47 - Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
15 February 2011
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Online payments company PayPal has announced 150 new jobs at its site in Blanchardstown, Dublin, following a decision to expand its Irish operations. The new posts to be created by PayPal will be in customer service and merchant services, and will require applicants to be fluent in English and a second European lanaguage. PayPal already employs more than 1,200 people at its European headquarters in Dublin following a spate of successive expansions. The centre provides operational and customer support to PayPal's businesses across Europe.
Sources
16 February 2011: The Irish Times
Citation
Eurofound (2011), PayPal, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 71606, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/71606.
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