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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
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
24 August 2016
Employment effect (start)
24 August 2016
Foreseen end date
23 August 2017
Description
French provider of IT and engineering services Sii has announced that it will create 100 new jobs at its unit in Gdańsk within 12 next months. The company has also revealed that in the next five years, it plans to increase the number of its employees in Gdańsk to 1,100. In spring 2017, Sii will relocate its Gdańsk branch to a new office building currently under construction.
Sii was established in 1979 in France. The company has been operating in Poland since 2006. Currently, the company employs 2,300 IT specialists in eight Polish cities: Warszawa, Gdańsk, Poznań, Wrocław, Kraków, Łódź, Katowice and Lublin.
Sources
24 August 2016: Bankier
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Sii, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 88412, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/88412.
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