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Auchan Retail France
Main severance
~€800/yr (est.)
Health cover
Statutory portability
Status
Annulled
Positions affected
~2,400 positions + ~10 stores closed
Context
Why the plan was launched and who is affected
Plan type
Restructuring / reorganization
Sites affected
~10 stores closed across France + central functions (Croix HQ, Nord region)
Rationale & context
Auchan retail network restructuring facing hypermarket format decline: e-commerce competition (Amazon), rise of discount chains (Lidl, Aldi), shifting consumer habits (proximity, drive-through). Largest French retail-sector plan of 2025. Targeted by the 16 July 2025 parliamentary inquiry on State aid to companies that lay off. PSE currently annulled — Auchan must refile a compliant agreement.
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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.
Retail and Food Wholesale collective indemnity (IDCC 2216)
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.
Details not public. Auchan Mulhouse 2023 precedent: €800 per year of seniority obtained after local mobilization.
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 · Food-predominant retail agreement (IDCC 2216) — 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 | — | 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 signed March 2025 then ANNULLED by Tribunal Administratif de Lille September 2025 on procedural grounds: agreement should have been signed by each legal entity of the group, not at central level. Auchan must redo procedure. Financial details poorly publicly accessible.
Support
Outplacement, training, retraining aid and mobility
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Selection
How departures are decided — criteria and voluntary scheme
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