SFR wants to eliminate 5,000 jobs, or a third of its workforce – The World

Le Monde | 07/27/2016 at 4:50 p.m. • Updated 27/07/2016 at 17h05 | By Sandrine Cassini

Patrick Drahi had suggested it a few weeks ago in New York, the purge will be rare. From the 1 ^st in July 2017, when the agreement on the maintenance of employment signed with the government in 2014 expires, the telephone company will conduct a comprehensive plan workforce suppression . Reportedly, the director of human resources, Cauvet Florence, confirmed Tuesday, July 26 trade union organizations that the group aimed to reduce the size of the telecom operator 14 to 300 employees 9000 people by the end 2017, which is to remove about 5 000 jobs

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after a few minutes the unions ended the meeting. At SFR, we do not comment on that figure, which could in fact evolve. Thus, a new meeting is scheduled Thursday, July 28.

Reorder shops

If management began to leave filter intentions on the size of the group, is under pressure from the unions. They have asked for more information on the future workforce of the company, while SFR has already started to reorganize some industries, such as distribution

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the management therefore needs their approval to carry out a major departures already in the pipeline. It concerns the shops, about to be reorganized, and employ 3,900 people. Thus, the operator wants to conclude by the end of August the period of information and consultation, in order to let the employees concerned in November. One way to “save the Christmas period” and finally address concerns before the crucial holiday season

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