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Erasteel (Commentry)
Main severance
~€10,000 + €350/yr
Health cover
Statutory portability (12 months)
Status
Signed
Positions affected
~190 cuts out of ~240 (Commentry + HQ)
Context
Why the plan was launched and who is affected
Sites affected
Commentry (Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region).
Rationale & context
Halt of two of Commentry's three activities (conventional high-speed steel, recycling) to refocus on powder metallurgy; global overcapacity cited.
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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.
Supra-legal indemnity of about €10,000 + €350 per year of seniority (FO communiqué).
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 | €10,000 + (5 × €350) | €11,750 |
| Estimated gross total | €16,125 | |
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
PSE signed 1 April 2026 by all unions after ~5 months of negotiation. Halt of conventional high-speed steel and recycling; refocus on powder metallurgy. Owned by Syntagma Capital (ex-Eramet).
- PSE signed 1 April 2026 by all unions.
- Supra-legal ~€10,000 + €350/yr; redeployment leave at 75% of gross.
- Final scope: 187 dismissals at Commentry + 8 at HQ; ~50 jobs retained (powder activity).
- Strong local mobilization (up to ~2,000 protesters).
- First departures early June 2026.
Support
Outplacement, training, retraining aid and mobility
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Selection
How departures are decided — criteria and voluntary scheme
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