Air France has offered an agreement to the company’s unions to cut 149 ground positions in the short radius of Orly and at provincial airports through a collective contractual breach (RCC), according to what we have learned this Wednesday from union sources.
The airline continues with its transformation plan initiated by its CEO Ben Smith in the summer of 2020 and which foresees the elimination of 7,580 positions by the end of 2022 (including 1,020 in the regional company Hop!).
While 97% of the voluntary departure plan (PDV) has been carried out according to Air France, an overstaffing of 89 positions has been identified among ground employees.
To avoid resorting to a job protection plan (PSE) and forced dismissals, the management has chosen to offer a RCC, which opens rights to training or business creation for employees who wish to leave the company with a professional recycling project.
Downsizing in the short radius
This opens the way to 149 departures because “the management has planned future employment management with more than 300 employees with short-term excess staff in 2024,” said a union source.
The RCC foresees, in particular, 29 job cuts at Orly, 26 at Marseille airport or 20 at Strasbourg airport, according to an internal document consulted by AFP.
Air France’s transformation plan plans to reduce the aerodynamic profile in the short haul (Orly plus stopovers in the provinces) to leave the field open to Transavia, the low-cost subsidiary of Air France-KLM.
The company’s unions have until next Tuesday to decide whether or not to sign this agreement.
Source: BFM TV
