Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
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.
American-based HR software company Rippling is to create 100 new jobs in Dublin.
The reason behind this business expansion is the opening of the Rippling EU headquarters in Dublin in order to help the company expand in Europe. The new roles based in Dublin are created within a number of different departments including engineering, product, sales and marketing. Hiring has already begun and advertising is underway for a range of roles, such as information security manager, senior customer support specialist, and global implementation manager.
The company was first established in 2016 and currently employs around 35 people in Ireland. Rippling also has offices in the United Kingdom, Australia, China and India.
Eurofound (2023), Rippling, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 200262, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/200262.
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