Slower activity
Despite a 25% increase in sales in North America, the emerging countries that had enabled sales to grow in recent years did not ensure that business was maintained this year. Touched "by a more difficult than expected economic situation in the South American and Asian markets" The trade shows did not allow us to take any good orders
Production revised downwards at Jeanneau
To compensate for the lack of activity, it is necessary to "to adapt the organization of work in relation to the workload plan" the group announced. All sites "are potentially concerned" . Several plants have already been affected, including the Vendée (85) and Maine-et-Loire (49) sites.
In Les Herbiers, Jeanneau's headquarters, where more than 1000 employees are employed, short-time working has been in effect since April and is expected to last until July. While some sources talk about 100,000 hours off, the CFDT announces "a little over 180,000 hours" are requested by management. At the moment, it is not known how they will be distributed or how they will impact the sites concerned. The CGT is outraged. Jean-Pierre Auvignet, Jeannot union delegate for 25 years, explains "It is a strategy, already applied last year, which consists in making forecasts at +15%, +20%, compared to the previous year, manufacturing a maximum, while markets are tightening, and then moving on to short-time working" .
Less impact on production at Bénéteau
Michel Chopin, CGT delegate at Bénéteau, announces "a volume of 27,000 hours" for the brand's sites. The Belleville-sur-Vie site, which produces the Lagoon catamarans, is planning several weeks of unemployment. Sites working on prototypes such as Dompierre-sur-Yon or Commequiers should not be affected.
