French telecommunications operator Orange plans to cut nearly 700 jobs in
Orange Business, its business division, report the echoes. This subsidiary has 5,700 employees. Its leadership must propose to the unions on Wednesday a collective contractual rupture device. The goal is to end the decline in operating profit by 2025.
Citing sources, the echoes They indicate that the group now led by Christel Heydemann is launching the implementation of the strategic savings plan “Lead the future” announced in February with job cuts that still have to obtain the majority agreement of the unions.
setback in cyber defense
Diary The world He also indicated on Saturday that Orange was seeking to reach an agreement on 700 departures in a context of crisis in its historical activities.
The Orange Business division, which faces strong competition from Zoom Video and Microsoft Teams, registered an Ebitdaal of less than 18.8% in 2022, they point out. the echoes. This subsidiary also manages the group’s cyber defense activities, which are also reported to be in decline.
Orange Business’s operating profit has fallen by 35% in three years. With a turnover of 7.9 billion euros, the BtB subsidiary weighs 60 times more than the bank, he points out The world.
This redundancy plan is the first test for Christel Heydemann. This is the first voluntary departure plan the group has put in place since the 2009 suicide crisis. Since then, Orange has reduced its workforce in France by encouraging its longest-serving employees to take early retirement through senior part-time work (GST). ).
Source: BFM TV
