Siemens to boost IT jobs in Cork

SIEMENS Business Services, a leading information technology company, is to boost its workforce in Ireland by 60 jobs, which will bring its total number of employees in this country to 400.

The jobs are to be created at its customer interaction centre in Cork, where 140 people are currently employed.

The jobs the third jobs announcement in as many days result from the latest expansion in Siemens' operations that provide IT service-desk functions to companies in Ireland, Britain and Europe.