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Abbeville and Montdidier (Somme), Thann and Cernay (Haut Rhin), Tonnerois (Yonne) and Cities: Arles, Creil, Dreux, Châlon sur Saône, Sarrebourg
Sector
Information / Communication Publishing Of Information; Production And Programming Of Audiovisual Programming And Broadcasting Activities 60 - Programming and broadcasting activities
2,030 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
15 September 2006
Employment effect (start)
2 October 2006
Foreseen end date
31 December 2009
Description
On 15 September 2006 Vivendi Universal announced the creation of 2,030 jobs across France. The world group Vivendi Universal (or V U) is specialised in media and telecommunications with activities in music, interactive games, television, film, fixed and mobile telecommunications. It employs 13,142 people in France.
Back in the summer 2004, Vivendi Universal signed an agreement with the Ministry of Economics for the creation of jobs in France. The agreement urged Vivendi Universal not to delocalize jobs which could be created in France and to create those new jobs in cities where jobs had been cut in 2000.
In September Vivendi Universal announced that 700 new jobs will be created in call centers between October 2006 and December 2007. The distribution will be as follows: 250 in Somme (Abbeville and Montdidier), 250 in the Haut Rhin (Thann and Cernay) and 200 in Yonne (Tonnerois).
Vivendi Universal also announced that it will create some 1,330 further jobs in call centers between the fourth quarter 2007 and the last quarter 2009.
Sources
15 September 2006: Management
18 September 2006: Ouest France
18 September 2006: La Tribune
Citation
Eurofound (2006), Vivendi Universal, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 64094, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/64094.
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