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The veil is lifted gradually. The Labor Inspectorate, in charge of investigating the wave of suicides that has struck France Telecom, has submitted its report to the prosecutor of Paris, February 4 last. According to Le Parisien / Today in France this Saturday, this 82-page report clearly denounced the "political restructuring" implemented by the former management team of the operator in 2006.

The warning had been given

Based on the survey conducted by the firm Technologia since December 14 last, with 500 employees of France Telecom, the labor inspector, Sylvie Catala said that the former management has been warned "repeatedly" effects produced by its management policy of "health workers".Doctors labor union representatives, regional fund Medicare and "even justice" have sounded the alarm since 2006.

Neither worked. Management has maintained the course and put in place its plan Next, aimed at "improving the efficiency, effectiveness and productivity" of France Telecom. By what means? The removal of 22,000 jobs in three years and the transfer of 10,000 people to regions and / or different jobs.In its indictment, the inspection work is directly involved three people: Didier Lombard, the former CEO of the group replaced by Stéphane Richard 1 March but retains chairmanship non-operational, Louis-Pierre Wenes, former director Operations France and Olivier Barberot, former director of human resources, both landed in the heart of the storm check cash advance .

The reorganization at any price

Thus, the inspector cites including about Olivier Barberot required to Staff Group in 2006, referring to the plane Next: "I will have failed if we do not the 22,000 departures. For the group, is 7 billion of cash flow. "The reorganization should be done.At the risk of certain employees remain "at the roadside," according to a formula used by Louis-Pierre Wenes at a convention this year 2006.

The conclusion of the inspection work is final. The organization of work implemented by the management of France Telecom is "likely to cause serious harm to the health of workers, it is written in the document shown by Le Parisien / Today in France. An accusation which excludes the regional operator. The latter "have merely applied the methods and decisions taken at the highest level of the group."

This questioning of France Telecom, which has complained about fifty suicides since 2008, echoed in another report from the inspection work on the floor of Besancon in January, following the suicide of an employee in the Doubs in August last.His verdict: "homicide by imprudence".

The meeting had yet begun in a friendly atmosphere, around a few cakes of kings. Tuesday morning, the eighth floor of the MEDEF, after an hour of quiet trade on the carbon tax and social negotiations, the clash occurred without anyone waiting on the highly technical issue tenders Association fund management integration of persons with disabilities. Clash between the two numbers 2 "tie" of the organization, Jean-Charles Simon and Helen Molinari, whose disagreement was notorious. For some, Jean-Charles Simon had treated Helen Molinari of "idiot" and "incompetent" before slamming the door. The person himself, swears that he kept his composure. "I said what she said was false then I left the meeting," he promises, that confirms a witness.

What does not yet know the participants is that they will never again see Jean-Charles Simon.For him, this incident is the straw that broke a vase too full for several weeks. The evidence was that Laurence Parisot, despite assurances that he swears that he obtained in December, no desire to change the allocation of tasks with Helen Molinari. Back down in his office, he sends his resignation by email to the president of MEDEF, asking not to his notice three months, and leaves the building. Definitely. This email, Laurence Parisot discovered in the early afternoon and will act without a call to his ex-delegate-general to understand the decision or seek to hold him.

Things might have stayed there and the MEDEF, after the resignation proved by Le Figaro, could minimize the event. But Wednesday morning, the machine goes.In a statement to AFP, Jean-Charles Simon recalls failures "in decision-making and organizational roles, ranging up to criticize" the professionalism of the leadership "of MEDEF. The employers' organization responds by accusing him, in a statement at your unusually steep "having conducted his own end after a spectacular incident," and provides "support to internal teams Medef that have been proven these unusual methods. " The break was complete.

Denis Kessler Photo credits: Le Figaro

The National Association of food industries (Ania) decided this morning after three hours of heated debate, leaving the MEDEF, it was learned from corroborating sources.

After your secret ballot procedure rarrissime the board took this decision by 18 votes against 12. The Ania MEDEF considers that it "pays" too little regard to the amount of annual dues (over 600,000 euros).

Yet no decision to join another employer organization has been taken. The departure of a large federation, which had supported Laurence Parisot when she presented herself at the head of MEDEF, is a blow to the boss of bosses.

The owner of Ania, Jean-René Buisson, will hold a press briefing at 15 am explaining the decision of its directors.

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