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Transportation / Storage Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation, Postal And Courier Activities Postal And Courier Activities 53 - Postal and courier activities
400 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
16 February 2018
Employment effect (start)
16 February 2018
Foreseen end date
31 December 2019
Description
The National postal operator of Poland Poczta Polska has announced that it will create 400 jobs across Poland by the end of 2019. The restructuring programme is targeted at people with certified disabilities. The programme is part of a new project which was initiated by Poczta Polska and Fundacja Aktywizacja (a Polish NGO which advances education and employment opportunities for people with disabilities), and the project is financed by the Państwowy Fundusz Rehabilitacji Osób Niepełnosprawnych (PFRON, the State Fund for the Rehabilitation of the Disabled Persons). The new jobs will be created in post offices and sorting centres across the country.
Sources
16 February 2018: Puls HR
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Poczta Polska, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 93527, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/93527.
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