Type
Internal restructuring
Country
France
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
National
Sector
Information / Communication
Information Communication Services
Telecommunications
61.2 - Wireless telecommunications activities

5,000 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
5 October 2012
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2013
Foreseen end date
31 December 2015

Description

On 21 September 2012, the management of Orange announced its employment forecast for 2013-2015 with an estimated 5,000 job losses.

On one hand, the company expects to recruit around 4,000 employees on permanent contracts between 2013 and 2015. At the same time, 9,000 employees will leave the company through natural attrition. As a result, the workforce will decrease by 5,000 employees. According to the management, the staff decrease through retirement allows the company to adapt its workforce to the sharp competition within the sector since the arrival of a new low cost competitor, Free. Other mobile telephony operators as Bouygues (see here) and SFR (see here) have also announced job cuts.


Sources

  • 5 October 2012: L'usine Nouvelle

Citation

Eurofound (2012), Orange, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 74427, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/74427.