Large distribution. Auchan should announce a large-scale draft social plan on Tuesday

The distributor Auchan, a brand in the Mulliez galaxy, is preparing to present a large-scale social plan project to its employee representatives on Tuesday, threatening around 2,300 jobs in France, a source close to the matter announced on Monday. confirming information from The Letter.

Staff representatives from several entities of the northern group were summoned on Tuesday at 9 a.m. to CSEs in the Lille region, for an “update on the situation of the company and its projects”, and the unions fear bad news on the front of employment, according to this source. The management of the Auchan group, when contacted, did not wish to comment.

Auchan employs around 54,000 people in France

Around 2,300 jobs could be threatened at different levels of the company, which employs around 54,000 employees in France. Some of the jobs would be threatened at the level of support functions within the various headquarters, another part at the store level.

Auchan Retail had already announced in September 2020 the elimination of 1,475 positions in France, after a voluntary departure plan of more than 500 positions in January of the same year.