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Information / Communication Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities 62.0 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
122 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
11 July 2012
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Ixonos, a subsidiary of the Finish IT Company, will dismiss 122 out of 180 employees in Kosice, Slovakia.
Job cuts are attributed to the restructring of Nokia, for which the subsidiary develops mobile phone software. The timeline for the cuts is to be announced.
Other IT companies operating in Kosice, e.g. German T-Systems, already expressed their interest in the redundant software specialists.
Sources
11 July 2012: Hospodárske noviny
Citation
Eurofound (2012), Ixonos, Internal restructuring in Slovakia, factsheet number 73905, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/73905.
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