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Groupe Canal+
Main severance
Not publicly disclosed at this stage
Health cover
Statutory portability (12 months)
Status
In negotiation
Positions affected
250 positions out of ~2,300 staff (~150 tied to C8, ~100 additional)
Context
Why the plan was launched and who is affected
Sites affected
France (Issy-les-Moulineaux HQ / Groupe Canal+ unit); scope including the C8 channel.
Rationale & context
Restructuring tied to Arcom's non-renewal of C8's DTT frequency and the withdrawal of pay channels from DTT, in a tax and regulatory environment deemed constraining.
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Severance
What employees received — legal base, supra-legal, caps
Legal / collective indemnity
This is the minimum guaranteed by your sector's collective agreement. Paid to every affected employee on top of the statutory legal indemnity.
Audiovisual/production agreements; journalists' agreement for journalists. Absent a published PSE scale, the statutory/collective severance indemnity applies as a minimum.
Underlying formula · Severance: 1 month of salary per year of seniority; beyond 15 years, set by the journalists' arbitration board.
Supra-legal top-up
The amount negotiated by unions ON TOP OF the legal and collective minimum. Often the largest part of the package.
Information not public
Notice period
Period between the dismissal notification and the actual departure. The employee remains paid during this time, whether they work or not.
Not specified in the PSE.
Collective minimum · National journalists' agreement (IDCC 1480) — Notice 1 to 2 months depending on seniority.
Example — rough estimate
For a manager (cadre) employee with 5 years of seniority and €3,500 gross/month:
| Collective severance | (1.25 months × €3,500) | €4,375 |
| Supra-legal severance | — | Not publicly disclosed |
Very rough illustrative estimate. Your actual amount depends on your exact reference salary (max of 1/12 of last 12 months or 1/3 of last 3 months, bonuses included — art. R1234-4 French Labour Code), your precise status (manager/non-manager/ETAM), your hire date and your individual situation. For a personalized calculation of the legal indemnity, use the official French Ministry of Labour simulator.
Notes & sources
Additional information and references
Notes
Social plan announced at the works council on 5-6 December 2024, tied to the loss of C8's DTT frequency (end 28 February 2025) and the withdrawal of pay channels from DTT, amid the Vivendi spin-off and Canal+'s London listing. The inter-union calls the 100 non-C8 cuts 'unjustified'.
- 250 positions out of ~2,300 (~150 tied to C8, ~100 additional).
- Cause: loss of C8's DTT frequency (Arcom) + withdrawal of pay channels from DTT.
- Context: Vivendi spin-off (Dec 2024) and Canal+ London listing.
- Management prioritizes voluntary departures and internal redeployment.
- Per-employee indemnity amounts not disclosed.
Support
Outplacement, training, retraining aid and mobility
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Selection
How departures are decided — criteria and voluntary scheme
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