Since the beginning of the year, the staff in Lithuania at Melsoft has decreased by 16%, and at Wargaming by 2%
Journalists from dev.by looked into how many employees are registered in the Lithuanian branches of IT companies with Belarusian roots. It turned out that all the gaming companies they studied currently have fewer employees than in January.
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The dev.by sample included three gaming companies — Wargaming, Melsoft, and Belka Games. Here is how their staff numbers in Lithuania have changed compared to the beginning of the year:
- Wargaming — decreased from 914 to 896 employees (-1.96%);
- Melsoft — decreased from 257 to 215 employees (-16.3%);
- Belka Games — decreased from 78 to 65 employees (-16.6%).
According to dev.by, IT companies in Lithuania are reducing their workforce due to global market problems. Additionally, Belarusian companies find it increasingly challenging to conduct business in Lithuania due to the political situation.
