The Finnish telecoms equipment supplier Nokia announced in a press release Monday the loss in France of 1233 jobs from its subsidiary Alcatel-Lucent, or one third of the workforce of this company in France. Nokia employs 5138 people in France, including 3640 in Alcatel-Lucent International.
The group plans to cut 402 jobs in Lannion (Côtes-d'Armor) and 831 in Nozay (Essonne), said Bernard Trémulot (CFDT) and Frédéric Aussedat (CFE-CGC), following a social committee and economic (CSE) central.
"It's a disaster," denounced Bernard Trémulot. This will be the fourth collective layoff plan since Nokia acquired Alcatel-Lucent in early 2016, as noted in a press release by the inter-union CFDT, CFE-CGC, CGT and CFTC of Alcatel-Lucent.
On its blog, the CFE-CGC Nokia evokes an “earthquake”: “It is only a low cost strategy that is being implemented, contrary to all the commitments made by Nokia in France. Nokia makes fun of everyone, and in the first place of the French government. The union says that "the actions of the intersyndicale in the face of this unprecedented attack will be up to par."
“Global cost reduction plan”
The group plans a voluntary departure plan and "reclassification solutions," he said in his press release. The job cuts will concern research and development (R & D) positions, as well as support functions, according to management and the unions.
These job cuts are part of a “global cost reduction plan” launched at the end of 2018, said Nokia, which wants to “intensify its efforts to improve its competitiveness and guarantee its long-term performance”, “in a market context where pressure on costs remains very significant ”.
"The objective is to increase operational efficiency, improve productivity and gain agility in R & D, in order to strengthen the competitive position and guarantee the group's long-term performance," said Nokia.
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Three other French subsidiaries of Nokia, Radio Frequency Systems (RFS), Nokia Bell Labs France (NBLF) and Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN), "remain outside the scope of this project," added management.