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Professional Services Professional Legal And Technical Acconuting Activities Legal And Accounting Activities 69.2 - Accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
27 November 2012
Employment effect (start)
27 November 2012
Foreseen end date
Description
On 27 November 2012, computer manufacturer Hewlett-Packard (HP) opened a new Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) centre in Łódź where up to 200 jobs are expected to be created.
The company is looking for people with higher education and foreign language skills. The centre provides financial services in the field of accountancy, staff management, processing of orders and purchases. HP has similar centre in Wrocław (since 2005) where nearly 2,500 people are employed.
Sources
27 November 2012: Wirtualny Nowy Przemysł ()
27 November 2012: Rzeczpospolita ()
Citation
Eurofound (2012), Hewlett-Packard, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 74623, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/74623.
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