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Vivarte (La Halle)
Main severance
1/2 month OR €1,000/yr
Health cover
Statutory portability
Status
Signed
Positions affected
1,476 net positions cut (La Halle alone, 2015) — of ~16,000 Vivarte group headcount
Context
Why the plan was launched and who is affected
Plan type
Sector crisis
Sites affected
La Halle France store network + Vivarte HQs
Rationale & context
2015 PSE at La Halle, main subsidiary of Vivarte group (French no.1 in shoes and mass-market textile). 1,476 net positions cut. Context: collapse of French 'low-cost textile' model facing Asian competition (Primark, H&M) and e-commerce (Vente-privée, ASOS). Vivarte revenue 2015-2016: €2.2B with 8% decline. Supplementary indemnity negotiated by unions in an innovative hybrid format: 1/2 month of salary OR €1,000 per year of seniority (most favorable to employee). This format became a reference in French textile retail. Aftermath: progressive Vivarte group dismantling from 2017 (André, Naf Naf, Kookaï sales) then new La Halle aux chaussures PSE wave in 2017 (~450 jobs, 141 stores closed).
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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.
Apparel Retail collective indemnity
Underlying formula ·
Supra-legal top-up
The amount negotiated by unions ON TOP OF the legal and collective minimum. Often the largest part of the package.
**1/2 month of salary OR €1,000 per year of seniority** — most favorable to the employee is applied. Became benchmark for French textile retail.
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 · Apparel retail agreement (IDCC 1483) — Employees: 1 month. Supervisors: 2 months. Managers: 3 months.
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 | (2.5 months × €3,500) | €8,750 |
| Estimated gross total | €13,125 | |
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
Vivarte group (owner of La Halle, André, Naf Naf, Caroll, Minelli, Kookaï, etc.) in structural crisis from 2015 onwards — 4 PSEs launched that year totaling 1,850 cuts. La Halle is the largest: 1,476 net positions cut. Supplementary indemnity negotiated by unions: 1/2 month of salary OR €1,000 per year of seniority (most favorable). Model case of the 'hybrid months OR euros' formula in textile retail. Vivarte revenue 2015-2016: €2.2B (-8% vs previous). In 2017, progressive group dismantling (sale of André, Naf Naf, Kookaï). New PSE wave 2017 at La Halle aux chaussures: ~450 jobs, 141 stores closed.
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Outplacement, training, retraining aid and mobility
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How departures are decided — criteria and voluntary scheme
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