“We’ve had a significant increase in the number of employees over the last few years in line with eMag’s development on categories, the focus on Market Place and expansion abroad,” said Tudor Manea, eMag general manager.
“The trend will continue over the next few months and be even stronger because of the holiday season sales. We are to hire about 250 people, some of them on specialized positions and some on temporary contracts for operational areas. We are going through a time of constant growth and we expect many of the temporary employees to stay on with the company as has happened in the past.”
eMag, whose operator is Dante International, had an average number of 1,015 employees in 2014, according to its Finance Ministry filings. In 2013, it had 576 employees.
The personnel leasing services market has gained ground in Romania over the last few years, especially in the automotive component manufacturing and support services (call center, outsourcing i.e.) industries. A company that resorts to such a solution usually has a more flexible cost structure and lower risks in its relationship with the employees, since they are actually employed by the specialized recruitment and personnel leasing companies.
eMag, held by South Africa’s Naspers (74%) and Iulian Stanciu (about 25.8%) posted 1.246 billion lei (EUR282 million) revenue last year, and RON58.3 million losses.
Official data show there are more than 50,000 people working temporary jobs ever year and the specialized companies that find them those jobs made more than RON1 billion revenue in 2014, according to ZF data. (EUR1=RON4.4195)
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)