Michelin plans to scrap up to 2,300 jobs over three years, no layoffs

FILE PHOTO: An employee walks past the entrance of Michelin tyre’s factory which restarts production after its plant has been closed during a lockdown imposed to slow the rate of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Cholet, France, April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

PARIS (Reuters) – French tyre maker Michelin said on Wednesday it would cut its workforce by up to 2,300 jobs over three years as part of a new simplification and competitiveness plan in France.

“The plan is part of a broad co-construction and social dialogue approach and will rely on negotiating a three-year framework agreement that will not entail any layoffs”, the group said in a statement.

“The plan does not rely on plant closures”, Michelin added.

Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Writing by Benoit Van Overstraeten; Editing by Louise Heavens

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