This is a new stage in the negotiations in the case of the closure of the Bridgestone plant in Béthune (Pas-de-Calais) which was held at mMinistry of the Economy and Finance, Monday, October 19. “The objective of this morning’s discussions was to review the various alternative scenarios to the closure of the Béthune site.“, explains […]
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Closure of Bridgestone: “We feel a change of position but no final decision” from the Japanese, explains the mayor of Béthune
“Today we are told: ‘yes we are going to look but we did not say that we accept’”, explains Monday, October 19 on franceinfo Olivier Gacquerre, UDI mayor of Béthune (Pas-de-Calais), after the proposal made on Monday by the government to Bridgestone of a scenario allowing the safeguard of 460 to 560 jobs on the […]
Covid-19: a before and after for managers
A boss receives an employee. Illustrative photo. (JAMES HARDY / MAXPPP) There will undoubtedly be a change in the way you run a business. We interviewed a sociologist and a work psychologist and both say there will be no going back. But for which managers? Which managers were most affected by the crisis? For François […]
Late payments: the coronavirus has amplified the scourge in companies
A health crisis, but also an economic one. The coronavirus spares no one. The phenomenon is visible: more and more companies are having difficulty paying their bills. A real scourge for the treasury which is far from without consequences for companies which do not get paid on time. One of them, met by France, had […]
Covid-19: “Companies that computerize more tend to create jobs”, according to economist Philippe Aghion
The economist Philippe Aghion, eco guest of franceinfo Tuesday, October 20, 2020 (FRANCEINFO / RADIO FRANCE) Second epidemic wave, economic crisis… is capitalism capable of reinventing itself? Can innovation erase mass unemployment? With the pandemic and the containment linked to Covid-19, “activities were forcibly suppressed”, affirms Philippe Aghion, eco guest of franceinfo on Tuesday, October […]
Covid-19: the health crisis is extending payment delays, especially for SMEs
As the health crisis grows, economic worries also persist. Payment terms for companies, which had improved in recent years in France, have lengthened with the crisis caused by the coronavirus epidemic due to a very sharp increase in terms for SMEs, according to the latest study by the ARC cabinet published on Tuesday, October 20. […]
The eco brief. Lengthening payment delays during the crisis: a real danger for SMEs
A workshop of an SME in Morlaàs (Pyrénées-Atlantiques). Illustrative photo. (NINA VALETTE / FRANCE-BLEU BÉARN) Many companies are dying of not being paid on time by their ordering customers. The phenomenon is not new and the crisis is not helping the situation. By payment terms, we mean the time taken by a company (industrial, mass […]
“We are looking for technicians”: the appeal of Enrique Martinez, boss of Fnac Darty
Enrique Martinez, CEO of Fnac Darty, October 21, 2020 (FRANCEINFO / RADIO FRANCE) In the third quarter, that is to say the months which directly followed the deconfinement, the Fnac Darty group achieved a turnover of 1.860 million euros, up 7.3% compared to the same period of last year. The level of sales remained dynamic, […]
The eco brief. The State strengthens its support system for businesses
A company specializing in parts for bicycles, in Macrolpt (Loire). Illustrative photo. (STEVEN GOUAILLIER / FRANCE-INFO) Strengthening a company’s equity capital is quite simply strengthening its capital – its backbone – to enable it to consolidate its bases and continue to invest to maintain employment and wages. The fall in turnover combined with the fixed […]