The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Transportation / Storage Land, Water And Air Transportation Land Transport And Transport Via Pipelines 49.10 - Passenger rail transport, interurban
1,527 - 3,054 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
21 December 2020
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2021
Foreseen end date
31 December 2021
Description
The management of the SNCF railway company has announced a slight reduction in its workforce for 2020 and a further reduction in 2021 of around 1% to 2% of its workforce (amounting to 152,700 employees by end 2019). The workforce will therefore be reduced from about 1,527 to 3,054 positions.
According to the SNCF's 'Bilan social 2019', 7,000 jobs were cut in three years, from 2017 to 2019. The workforce fell from around 159,700 at the end of 2017 to around 152,700 two years later.
The reduction in the workforce is 'very moderate', according to the SNCF group's CEO, who explains that the company is trying to adjust the numbers by not replacing retirements to avoid redundancies. However, this does not mean that the company is not hiring: in 2020, the company recruited 3,700 people with permanent contracts (CDI) and 700 with 'contract d'alternance' to cover for posts left by retirees.
Eurofound (2020), SNCF, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 102927, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/102927.
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