“To justify the social plan, they told us that customers would not come back, that it would never be the same as before… We realize that this is wrong!
“It is in front of an uninterrupted line of players, waiting their turn to return to the casino, that many striking employees of the Barrière group, like Michael Da Costa, CGT union delegate, gathered this Saturday all day.
Up to 70 employees gathered during the day.
Once again, they wanted to express their refusal to see 67 jobs cut within the three companies linked to the establishment of Enghien-les-Bains (Val-d'Oise).
Especially since since the reopening of the establishment, customers seem to be there.
They sometimes line up for a very long time to take their place at the table games, which have reopened since May 9.
“They prefer to take outside people rather than call on us!
"
"There is a 35% increase in attendance, if we compare to before the pandemic", indicates Philippe Mangin, FO union representative.
Of course, the opening hours remain severely limited: the curfew and the maximum gauge limiting access to 700 people simultaneously have a significant impact on the activity.
But business seems to be picking up anyway.
A situation that generates even more misunderstanding among employees.
"At the moment, they take extras in catering, while they could very well ask us who are on short-time work", growl the employees of the Hotel du Lac.
A valet, working for 26 years in the group, does not take off, while his job is doomed to disappear: "They prefer to take outside people rather than call on us!"
"
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While the first Employment Protection Plan (PSE) has been adopted by the State services, the company has just presented a second.
This will be submitted for consultation to the Social and Economic Committee (CSE) on June 18.
If it is subsequently approved by the competent authorities, it could be applied from July.
But for staff representatives, this new plan is no more acceptable than the first.
"The PSE had been revoked because the support measures for those made redundant were too light, suddenly they plan to no longer pay supralegal indemnities (
Editor's note: in addition to what is legally mandatory
) and to use this amount for fund more support ”, underlines one of them.
A principle of a communicating vessel from which employees will not therefore necessarily emerge as winners.
"We are going to challenge the new PES, there are still a lot of procedural flaws, we are not going to let go," warns Michael Da Costa.
“If necessary, we will strike every weekend!
".
Casino management could not be reached.