Orange prepares a reorganization plan in France

The news is unlikely to improve an already tense social climate. On Tuesday, June 17, Orange management sent the unions the outline of a project aimed at significantly revising the operator's organization in France. This will be detailed to staff representatives on Thursday, July 3, during a meeting of the Central Social and Economic Committee (CSEC). In a presentation document, to which Le Monde had access, this plan, called "Regain" and officially in the "reflection" stage, should allow the operator to "simplify its operating methods" to "deal with market developments."

This is cause for concern for employees, as many say they are already suffering from previous reorganisations, as revealed by the latest three-year survey by the Stress Prevention Committee (CNPS) in February – a survey which was established during a social contract signed in 2010 between management and the unions to resolve the suicide crisis of 2009-2010.

The new reorganization project concerns 12 of Orange's 17 departments in France, where the group has nearly 47,000 employees. These include the consumer, technical, customer experience, finance and strategy, and human resources departments. The scope of these large entities is expected to change to varying degrees. This will be the case, for example, for the consumer department (DGP). It is specified that this department is intended to " expand its commercial and analytical missions by relying on two strengthened departments: the consumer sales department and the data strategy and customer knowledge department."

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