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.
On 22 February 2013 British global retailer Tesco announced plans to hire 160 drivers. The recruitment is associated with the development of an e-commerce platform in Poland (mainly in urban centers).
Currently, the company employs over 500 e-commerce staff across the country.
Tesco has been operating in Poland since 1992 and currently operates over 450 stores in the country and employs nearly 30,000 people.
For recent restructuring events see Tesco-PO2013a and Tesco-PO2013b.
Updated, 22/05/2013, Tesco announced it plans to create 2,000 jobs in 2013. 1,000 staff will work for the online sales segment. The company plans to open e-commerce platforms in next 8 cities. Other 1,000 jobs will be created at the new units that will be launched across Poland in 2013.
Eurofound (2013), Tesco, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 75001, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/75001.
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