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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Computer, Electronic And Optical Products 26.30 - Manufacture of communication equipment
2,000 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
28 April 2016
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2016
Foreseen end date
31 December 2016
Description
The CEO of Thales has announced its group will recruit between 2,000 and 2,500 employees on permanent employment contracts in 2016 (in comparison to 1,600 in 2015). It will also recruit at least 1,500 apprenticeships. Thales is a major player in the French high-tech industry, and specialises in secure communications systems. Thales currently employs 34,000 people at 70 sites in seven French regions and has a total of 61,000 employees worldwide. The French president, François Hollande, commended the group and noted that it is proof that large industrial groups are still hiring.
Sources
28 April 2016: Les Echos
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Thales, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 87444, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/87444.
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