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The Commercial court of Lille has decided to liquidate the private security company ARES-Sécurité, which currently employs 137 individuals. A take-over was expected but it failed, resulting in court's decision to liquidate the company. The employees were informed by Email on the 27 July and will receive their official dismissal letter during the first week of August. All employees are entitled to join scheme Carrer Path Security Contract (contrat de sécuritsation professionnelle). If the company does not meet the criteria to provide for reemployment leave, a Career Path Security Contract has to be put in place entitling workers to personalised support measures (e.g. training, help in business start-up). The workers receive compensation equal to a percentage of their former wage for one year. Furthermore, if the company is facing serious difficulties (for instance bankruptcy), the government may intervene via the national employment fund, which is aimed at workers' redeployment.
Sources
28 July 2016: La Voix du Nord
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Arès Securité, Bankruptcy in France, factsheet number 88285, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/88285.
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