The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Administrative Services Office Administrative, Office Support And Other Business Support Activities Office Administrative And Support Activities 82.1 - Office administrative and support activities
850 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
4 November 2019
Employment effect (start)
4 November 2019
Foreseen end date
3 November 2022
Description
Tobacco manufacturing company Japan Tobacco International inaugurated its new global business services centre in Warsaw. The business expansion is expected to create 850 new job positions in the following three years. The positions include roles for economists, finance, marketing, sales and HR specialists. The company has launched a campaign for recruitment on social media and billboards to showcase career opportunities for prospective employees.
The company is a tobacco manufacturing company with operations in more than 120 countries, with a global workforce of over 40,000 employees. In Poland, it owns four production facilities located close to Łódź with a current workforce of around 2,300 people.
Eurofound (2019), Japan Tobacco International, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 98998, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/98998.
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