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Administrative Services Office Administrative, Office Support And Other Business Support Activities Office Administrative, Office Support And Other Business Support Activities 82 - Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
230 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
12 June 2017
Employment effect (start)
12 June 2017
Foreseen end date
Description
Austrian producer of glassware and jewellery Swarovski has announced that it will create 300 jobs at its new Global Business Services centre in Gdańsk. The source reported that 70 jobs have been already created. The centre is a part of the company’s service delivery network; it will develop and provide multi-functional services and solutions to all branches of Swarovski. The project was supported by the Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency and Invest in Pomerania.
Swarovski has been operating since 1895. The company specialises in the production of crystal jewellery and accessories.
Sources
12 June 2017: Puls HR
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Swarovski, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 91163, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/91163.
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