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In France the workforce is highly unionised and labour laws so robust that it is incredibly hard to dismiss an employee.
OPINION: The former chief executive of France Telecom, as well as six other executives, will stand trial for the suicides of about 60 workers.
In 2006, France Telecom announced plans to restructure the business in an effort to modernise. Over three years, 22,000 workers would be made redundant and another 14,000 would be moved and retrained.
At the same time 6000 younger, more tech-savvy recruits would be hired. The chief executive reportedly said “I…
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