Banks expand and take on more staff - if they can find them

Over the last five years banks sacked 28,000 employees, but currently the trend is changing, partly due to pressure from competitors and partly thanks to the fact that banks have more cash following their excellent results last year. Other institutions, which said they would not take on more staff, announced they would not lay off anyone. "Finding new employees is not that easy," said Katarzyna Niezgoda, deputy president of BPH. Banks are mostly looking for sales specialists, bank advisors, branch managers, risk analysts, as well as specialists with experience in introducing new products and distribution channels. (Parkiet, p. 1) M.M.