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Media 58 - Publishing activities 58.1 - Publishing of books, newspapers and other publishing activities, except software publishing 58.13 - Publishing of journals and periodicals
134 - 164 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
25 July 2014
Employment effect (start)
1 August 2014
Foreseen end date
31 December 2014
Description
Communication and publishing group Spir Communication, a subsidiary of the publisher Sipa Ouest-France, has launched a social plan in two of its subisdiaries to cut about 164 jobs. As reported, Spir Communication has lost €38.1 million in the first semester 2014.
As announced, the job reduction measure refers to 87 jobs at its subisdiary Regicom (digital communication activities, 400 employees) at Aix-en-Provence (Bouches-du-Rhône) and 77 ones at Imprimeries IPS (printing activities, 509 employees) at Chateaurenard (Bouches-du-Rhône). About 15 employees could be redeployed within the group.
Sources
25 July 2014: Les Echos
Citation
Eurofound (2014), Spir Communication, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 77430, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/77430.