https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The new chief executive of Air France has proposed the first job cuts for the strike-prone airline since taking over eight months ago, with up to 465 voluntary redundancies announced on Monday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190514/new-air-france-chief-announces-first-job-cuts Tue, 14 May 2019 10:22:48 +0200 new-air-france-chief-announces-first-job-cuts French banking group Societe Generale is planning to cut 1,500 positions in its BFI corporate and investment banking arm, Le Figaro newspaper reported on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190223/frances-societe-generale-to-cut-1500-jobs-report Sat, 23 Feb 2019 17:27:27 +0100 frances-societe-generale-to-cut-1500-jobs-report Finnish telecoms giant Nokia said Thursday it planned to cut around 600 jobs in France as it seeks to make cost-savings and refocus its loss-making businesses. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170907/nokia-to-cut-600-jobs-in-france Thu, 07 Sep 2017 13:57:11 +0200 nokia-to-cut-600-jobs-in-france Air France will go ahead and cut hundreds of jobs as planned next year under the first part of a restructuring plan that has triggered violent protests, the chief executive of Air France-KLM said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151018/air-france-to-go-ahead-with-2016-job-cuts-despite-protests Sun, 18 Oct 2015 20:06:08 +0200 air-france-to-go-ahead-with-2016-job-cuts-despite-protests There was bad news for the French car industry this week as new figures revealed it was at its lowest ebb in 15 years. Predictions for the year ahead are not too rosy either. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140103/french-car-industry-sinks-to-lowest-level-in-15-years Fri, 03 Jan 2014 10:03:43 +0100 french-car-industry-sinks-to-lowest-level-in-15-years The CEO of French car giant PSA Peugeot Citroen announced he was giving up his €21 million pension plan, just hours after news of the eye-watering golden parachute had caused uproar among unions on Wednesday. The French president said it was a "wise" decision. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131128/outrage-over-21million-pension-for-french-ceo Thu, 28 Nov 2013 09:37:00 +0100 outrage-over-21million-pension-for-french-ceo Industry workers in France united in protest on Tuesday to show their disgust at a raft of proposed job cuts and closures across the sector. Dozens of riot police have been drafted in after fears frustrations could boil over. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130212/french-factory-workers-unite-to-fight-job-cuts Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:01:00 +0100 french-factory-workers-unite-to-fight-job-cuts