Yves Rocher plans to cut 300 jobs in Brittany over three years

Breton family group Rocher (formerly Yves Rocher, cosmetics), weakened by declining sales, plans to cut 300 jobs over three years, mainly in Brittany, we learned on Tuesday, January 31 in the direction of The.

These job cuts, without redundancies, are part of the Work and Professional Career Management (GEPP) agreement signed on January 16 by the majority of unions, management said. According to a union source, an informational meeting was held for employees on Tuesday about the content of this PPIM.

This PPIM “Contains measures spread over three years to adapt the organization of our Breton industrial facilities and to offer employees professional development prospects according to their expressed wishes.”The leadership told Agence France-Presse (AFP) about it. According to the same source, this meeting was held on Monday on the second day of the Special Central Social and Economic Committee.

“Exogenous economic factors (Covid, geopolitical situation, inflation, etc.) and endogenous factors (namely, decline in mail/mail sales) weakened the group.– explained the management.

Gathering in front of Ploermel factory

About fifty workers took part in Tuesday’s protest in front of the Ploermel plant, according to a union source, who are to close the site, which employs 108 workers on permanent contracts. “End of 2025 / Beginning of 2026”.

Ploërmel has the majority of employees “Women, often over 50, with low qualifications. All conditions have been fulfilled so that they remain unemployed for a long time”Worried Pierre Simon, secretary of the department of Force Ouvrière du Morbihan, when asked by AFP.

The trade unionist stressed that these workers would be particularly penalized by the latest law limiting the duration and amount of unemployment benefits, as well as by the law the government wants to pass to raise the retirement age to 64. “They will pay a high price”she said.

In addition to the original brand, Yves Rocher, the Rocher group, which is present in 114 countries, owns several brands, including Arbonne, Petit Bateau and Dr Pierre Ricaud. In 2021, the group employed 16,300 people and cosmetics accounted for 78% of its turnover.