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Financial Services Financial And Insurance Activities Insurance, Reinsurance And Pension Funding, Except Compulsory Social Security 65.12 - Non-Life Insurance
400 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
23 April 2024
Employment effect (start)
23 April 2024
Foreseen end date
31 December 2024
Description
Groupama Loire Bretagne, a subsidiary of Groupama specialising in mutual insurance, has announced plans to recruit 250 permanent sales advisors alongside 150 temporary workers. New recruits will undergo a six-month training period, during which they will earn the minimum wage. Recruitment plays a vital role in the company’s strategy, highlighted by its significant investment in employees' development, with 7% of its payroll allocated to training in 2023.
The company, which operates primarily in Western France, currently employs a total workforce of 2,325 people.
Eurofound (2024), Groupama Loire Bretagne, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 202041, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/202041.
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