FRANCE: THE MOUSQUETAIRES TRAIN YOUNG PEOPLE

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In 1999, the operation '1,000 young people, 1,000 jobs' enabled the Mousquetaires group, which includes Intermarche, Ecomarche, and Bricomarche to train 1,200 young people in its 10 training centres for six to nine months depending on their jobs. These new recruits are to be oriented to work in the food industry and in accounting management. The retail chains in the Mousquetaires group have offered 85% of the young people taking the training courses temporary contracts. In order to be selected, one must be less than 26 years old, have a level of training between professional training certificate (CAP) and the baccalaureate plus two more years of education, and must not be undertaking a qualification contract, but the candidates must be motivated and have a sense of personal contact. This operation has been repeated since 29 March 2000. This year it will cover all of the Mousquetaires regions (24 recruitment centres will be set up) and open house days organised by the French unemployment office, and there will be more visits to technical lycees.

Prepackaged software, Do-It-Yourself Building Materials (Ret, Home Centers, Lumber and other building materials, Intermarche, Home center stores, Business training software

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FRANCE: CARREFOUR LAYS PEOPLE OFF AT CHAMBOURCY

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According to the trade unions, Carrefour, the French retail group, is expected to lay off 25 to 30 people at the Chambourcy plant, formerly a Promodes textile purchasing group. The trade unions are now on the look out, particularly concerning logistics. The employees have not accepted the proposals to move elsewhere. Part of these employees have already found another job.

Carrefour S.A.

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France: Food retailing and 35-hour work week

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According to the Federation des Entreprises du Commerce et de la Distribution (FCD), the Federation of Commerce and Distribution Companies, more than 7,500 companies in the food retailing sector signed an agreement to reduce work time to 35 hours. Therefore 535,600 employees in the sector, or over 90% of the total work force, enjoy a 35-hour work week. Of this 90%, 54% work in hypermarkets, 33% work in supermarkets, 8% work in warehouses and 5% work in discount stores. Of the stores who shifted to a 35-hour work week, 55% chose to modulate work time, according to peak and off weeks, 44% chose annualisation (1,600 hours annually) and 34% have chosen to apply the recuperation days system. There are still 3,000 local stores with 20 employees or less who must apply the 35-hour work week. In terms of hiring people, the stores which have signed a 35-hour work week agreement have created 14,600 jobs, 2.5% of the total work force, for nearly half of the jobs created in 2000. For 59% of those working part time, the contract period was extended by one or two hours.

Personnel administration, Statistical Data Included, FCD Corp.

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