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Adminstrative / Support Services Employment activities Activities of employment placement agencies 78.1 - Activities of employment placement agencies
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
24 January 2012
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2012
Foreseen end date
31 December 2012
Description
Poolia, a Swedish recruitment and staffing company, opens a new office in Sundsvall and will hire 100 new officials during 2012. Recruitment has already started and 30 positions have been filled.
The business climate in Sundsvall is reported to be good and the need for flexible labor market-related solutions are increasing in this area. Therefore, Poolia is expanding their business.
The company currently employs around 1,900 people mainly in Sweden, but also in Denmark, Finland, England and Germany.
Sources
24 January 2012: Poolia
Citation
Eurofound (2012), Poolia Nord, Business expansion in Sweden, factsheet number 73034, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/73034.
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