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Outinord (Saint-Amand-les-Eaux)
Main severance
Not publicly disclosed at this stage
Health cover
Statutory portability (12 months)
Status
Signed
Positions affected
120 of ~140 cut (production closure)
Context
Why the plan was launched and who is affected
Sites affected
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (Nord) — production site closed; design office partly retained.
Rationale & context
Construction-sector crisis and northern-site losses (~€15M over 3 years, revenue halved 2023→2024); brand and patents transferred to Sateco.
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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.
Metallurgy agreement (IDCC 3248). Absent a published PSE scale, the statutory/collective severance indemnity applies as a minimum.
Underlying formula · 1/4 month per year up to 7 years, then 1/3 month beyond (slightly improved vs. legal minimum which caps at 10 years).
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 · Metallurgy agreement (IDCC 3248) — Managers: 3 months. Non-managers: 1 to 2 months by classification and seniority.
Example — rough estimate
For a non-manager 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
PSE homologated by DREETS on 7 November 2025, after a first refusal on 30 September 2025 and several court condemnations of management at Valenciennes. Production transferred to Sateco (Mirebeau). The CGT announced an appeal.
- PSE homologated 7/11/2025 (first refusal 30/09/2025).
- Historic tunnel-formwork maker (founded 1955), acquired by Skena in 2021.
- Production transferred to the Sateco site in Mirebeau (Vienne).
- Management condemned at Valenciennes for lack of transparency.
- Indemnity amounts not public; CGT challenges the homologation.
Support
Outplacement, training, retraining aid and mobility
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Selection
How departures are decided — criteria and voluntary scheme
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