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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
600 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
4 December 2014
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2015
Foreseen end date
31 December 2015
Description
Luxoft Poland has announced its plans to create additional 600 jobs at centres in Kraków and Wrocław by the end of 2015. The company is currently employing 600 workers in Poland and is constantly recruiting IT specialists and software programmers.
Luxoft Poland is an offshore software development IT services company belonging to Russian IBS Group. The company has been operating in Poland since 2010. Luxoft has offices also in Bulgaria, Germany, Mexico, Russia, Romania, UK, USA, Switzerland, Singapore, Ukraine and Vietnam. The company employs more than 8,000 people worldwide.
For information on previous restructuring events announced by Luxoft Poland see 2012 and 2010
Sources
4 December 2014: Wirtualny Nowy Przemysl
Citation
Eurofound (2014), Luxoft Poland, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 78138, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/78138.
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