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Administrative Services Office Administrative, Office Support And Other Business Support Activities Business Support Service Activities N.E.C. 82.91 - Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus
260 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
7 May 2019
Employment effect (start)
27 May 2019
Foreseen end date
31 October 2019
Description
The Polish debt collection company GetBack has announced that it will cut up to 260 jobs at its units through a collective dismissal programme. The programme will be carried out in the period between 27 May and 31 October 2019. The conditions of the programme will be negotiated with the local trade unions on 7 May 2019.
GetBack was founded in 2012; currently, the company has branches in three Polish cities (Wrocław, Lublin and Warsaw) and in Bucharest, Romania.
Eurofound (2019), GetBack, Internal restructuring in Poland, factsheet number 97741, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/97741.
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