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Information / Communication Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities 62 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
170 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
10 September 2012
Employment effect (start)
10 September 2012
Foreseen end date
31 December 2013
Description
IBM Slovakia expands its business in Slovakia and establishes a new unit in Kosice. The company will create about 170 new jobs there until the end of 2013.
The company just started with the hiring of IT specialists and it is assumed that among them will be redundant employees of the Finish Ixonos company, which announced 122 redundancies in July (see here).
IBM Slovakia has asked for state aid supporting its infrastructure investment and the creation of new jobs.
Sources
11 September 2012: SME
10 September 2012: Hospodárske noviny
Citation
Eurofound (2012), IBM Slovakia, Business expansion in Slovakia, factsheet number 74327, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/74327.
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