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Whirlpool Amiens
Main severance
Supra-legal + extended reclass.
Health cover
Statutory portability
Status
Signed
Positions affected
~290 permanent jobs + ~250 temporary workers + ~100 Prima subcontractors (plastics subcontractor)
Context
Why the plan was launched and who is affected
Plan type
Site closure
Sites affected
Whirlpool Amiens site (Somme) — tumble dryer production — closure June 2018
Rationale & context
Closure of Whirlpool Amiens site announced early 2017 by the American manufacturer to relocate tumble dryer production to Lodz (Poland). Politically emblematic case as visited by Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen on 26 April 2017 during the presidential campaign (between two rounds). Extended employee strike from April 2018. PSE agreement reached end of May 2018, signed by CFDT, CFTC, CFE-CGC. Measures: extended reclassement leave + supra-legal qualified as 'satisfactory' by unions. Direct impact: 290 permanent + 250 temporary workers (long mission duration, quasi-permanent in practice) + 100 Prima subcontractors (plastics on site). Site subsequently taken over by WN (local group) for industrial relaunch — which would fail and end in judicial liquidation in 2019.
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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 collective indemnity
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.
'Satisfactory supra-legal' per signatory unions (CFDT, CFTC, CFE-CGC) — precise amounts not published in press. Section open to citizen contribution from former employees.
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.
Support
Outplacement, training, retraining aid and mobility
Device type
The scheme to help you find a new job: reclassement leave, CSP, or another mechanism.
Extended reclassement leave — precise duration not public
Notes & sources
Additional information and references
Notes
Politically emblematic case: Whirlpool's Amiens plant (tumble dryers) to close June 2018, production relocated to Lodz (Poland). Emmanuel Macron (candidate then president) and Marine Le Pen visited the site on 26 April 2017 during the campaign. Extended strike from 24 April 2018. PSE agreement reached end of May 2018 — signed by CFDT, CFTC, CFE-CGC (the 3 representative unions). Key measures: extended reclassement leave + supra-legal qualified as 'satisfactory' by unions (precise amounts not public). 290 permanent employees impacted + 250 temporary workers (in quasi-permanent contracts on site) + 100 Prima subcontractors (plastics). Model case of political instrumentation of an industrial closure. Sequel: site takeover by WN (local group) — relaunch project that would end in liquidation in 2019.
Selection
How departures are decided — criteria and voluntary scheme
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