Type
Business expansion
Country
France
Region
Centre-Est; Rhône-Alpes; Rhône
Location of affected unit(s)
Lyon
Sector
Transportation / Storage
Land, Water And Air Transportation
Land Transport And Transport Via Pipelines
49.31 - Urban and suburban passenger land transport

500 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
20 June 2018
Employment effect (start)
1 July 2018
Foreseen end date
31 December 2018

Description

Keolis Lyon, a subsidiary of the public transport group Keolis has announced it will recruit 500 new employees (against 300 previous years on average) by 2018 for TCL, the public transport network of the city of Lyon. Keolis Lyon (4,500 employees) carries 1.7 million passengers per day. The organisation continues its development and announces the recruitment to meet the numerous network investment and expansion projects, which include a new tram line as well as automation and extension of the B metro line. Keolis seeks 400 drivers and 50 positions for its maintenance activities.


Sources

  • 20 June 2018: Le Journal des entreprises

Citation

Eurofound (2018), Keolis Lyon, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 94548, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/94548.