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This would be the second single strike at the SNCF since the election of François Hollande. The four organizations representing the public company (CGT, UNSA, SOUTH CFDT) on Friday filed a request for an immediate consultation. A mandatory procedure before filing a notice of strike. However, Les Echos reported that Saturday1, "at the beginning, they had already announced in a joint leaflet an" action all services unit in June 2013. " Which suggests that the strike will be held Thursday, June 13, 2013.

The unions want to denounce the railway reform and problems purchasing power rail can be read on the website of France Info2. The movement would be followed as the previous, say unions, who find that "the malaise goes."

Society and the state are in full reflection to improve the operational efficiency of the French railway system and eliminate its debt. Two reports on the subject were made in April 3: they both offer a return of all the orders of the State SNCF4 cash advance. A bill will be introduced in a few months.

Meanwhile, in March, the company announced that the railway will make between 1.5 and 2 billion in savings over the next five years. Which in addition to a plan to reduce costs of purchasing, IT spending … 700 million by 2015 already announced a few months ago.

An uncertain 2013 for SNCF

For the year 2012, the SNCF has posted "satisfactory" results in his boss Guillaume Pepy, who has renewed his mandat5 at the head of the company railways for five years. In 2012, the turnover of the Group increased by 3% compared with 2011 to € 33.8 billion. Better, its net profit tripled to EUR 383 million. And debt decreased by EUR 1 billion to 7.3 billion.

Nevertheless, the year 2013 will be difficult with large work Ile-de-France that will disrupt the quality of service, the economy still fragile and budget authorities, including those allocated to transport, which still suffer the crisis of public finances in France and Europe.

The great ball of audiovisual transfer window is open. This year's Europe 1 and France Télévisions leading dance. Europe 1 because his hearing-drop. France Télévisions 1parce the group is forced to make budget savings.

The big deal at the time, it is the revision of the grid in the morning on Europe 1. In our columns, Fabien Namias2, general manager, acknowledged that "the hearings are not satisfactory" and he worked with Denis Olivennes 3and Bruno Gaston on a major overhaul of the morning. Bruce Toussaint could drop his microphone the morning at the end of the season.

Nothing is yet finalized, but already many names circulating to replace. He Laurent Delahousse4, presenter of JT France 2, is belied by France Télévisions. We talk about matinalier France Inter Cohen5 Patrick, himself a former European one. But Jean Luc Hees6, CEO of Radio France, will do anything to retain and Patrick Cohen is fighting for his morning France Inter regain its leading position. It also speaks of Wendy Bouchard, who also officiates host house on Information M6 Forbidden Zone magazine. But change facilitator for the morning one of Europe will not suffice. Fabien Namias must also give coherence to this morning suffering from the accumulation of different writers. So could some appointments be deleted.

Finding the winning formula

Other size change for Europe 1, Michel Drucker 7a himself announced that he is bowing out and stop its transmission. Europe 1 negotiates with Cyril Hanouna 8to he takes over.

For its part, France Télévisions must solve an equation with two unknowns: reduce thirty million program cost flow and finally found the winning formula for the prime-time of France 2. Today, access is based on two sets: the Patrick Sabatier "Password" and that of Nagi "Do not forget the words." The magazine Télé 7 jours announced the departure of Patrick Sabatier. This explains the Figaro "no decision has been made and the direction of France 2 is satisfied with the hearing of the game, which reached 9.8%, and public image." It is true to the direction of France 2 has not yet finalized its action plan. But she is currently testing miniseries that could replace games. The goal is to reach an audience of 13 to 14%, a strategic issue to boost advertising revenue (the last screen before 20 hours) and to successfully launch the JT 20 hours, which starts with a hearing disability face than TF1.

Side economies, France Télévisions has planned to remove the night of JT France 2 and reduce the "Champs-Elysées", Michel Drucker, two issues per year instead of four. It should also stop "Taratata", the music program Nagi, very expensive. The variety show "Chabada" Daniela Lumbroso9 will be replaced by another, which will take the same concept but cheaper. For the same reason, "Stories series," Béatrice Schönberg, would be arrested.

The European Commission on Thursday ordered the SNCM1 (Societe Nationale Corse Méditerranée) to reimburse the French State € 220 million of public aid found to be incompatible with European competition rules, bad news for the shipping company difficulties financières payday loan lenders.Dans the same time, the Commission has recognized the public service mission of service to Corsica by SNCM from Marseille. "Part of poker around the company SNCM2" Storm Warning for SNCM3

Adjusting their domestic help or tutoring in January, although the French found that the bill had risen. The fault lies in the reform of social security contributions plans help home reform passed in late 2012 and effective this year. PS The majority has decided to abolish the words of 'package'. This allowed private employers to pay lower payroll taxes, contributions are still sitting on the level of the minimum wage, even when used at home was paid beyond the minimum wage. He departed from the traditional rule called "the real", which means that contributions after the salary. Approximately one third of households using the services the person was followers of the package. These 700,000 to 800,000 homes now have to pay payroll taxes related to earnings.

However, all are not penalized. Indeed, while removing the package, the government introduced in 2013 a reduction of social charges € 0.75 per hour worked. In other words, he has given with one hand he took the other. But only in part. Because the higher the salary the employee is away from home minimum wage, plus the disappearance of the package is detrimental. "If you pay using less than 8.20 euros net per hour, the reduction of 0,75 euro compensates the end of the package. For higher wages, it is no longer the case, "says Marie-Béatrice Levaux, President FEPEM (Federation of particular employers France). The problem is that many benefits are paid more than 8.20 euros. This is the case of school support services or computer. But also housekeepers and nannies in the large cities. "Ile-de-France, the average salary in-home service is 12 euros net per hour," says Florence Karras, DG specialized site cnickel.com .

Disaster for companies

The simulations are final. According FEPEM a family using a live-in nanny 40 hours per week to 12 hours euros net pay, because of the end of the package, despite the reduction of 0,75 euro and caregivers (provision of services for young children), 65.51 euros per month. Nearly 800 euros per year. Parents paying 18 euros an hour for a teacher their child will be the total bill, including charges, from 24.6 euros to 32.80 euros per hour, according to calculations cnickel.com. Only downside: the repayment of income tax of 50% will halve the extra cost.

Nevertheless, the price increase is likely to be a deterrent. "This will encourage moonlighting. Hours will not be declared and a share of compensation will be paid under the table ", Marie-Béatrice Levaux alert. Not really social progress for the personal … The FEPEM recalled that the last increase in payroll (end of the reduction of 15 points on the real system) has lost 6900 jobs reported in full-time equivalents in 2011.

Companies are minority (4% of the market) in a sector where employment and direct associations dominate. But for those companies that are specialized in providing expensive (typically over) sold with the package, the blow is hard. Especially as some of them also suffer an increase in VAT. "Some of our members are closing branches. It is killing an economic ecosystem, "protested Maxime Aiach, president of the Federation Service to individuals.

For now, most of the benefits of personal services is preserved. The case is limited to the package. 70% of households would not use the package even see the cost of home help lower thanks to the reduction of 0.75 euro. PS and the government has maintained a tax reduction of 50%. "But I'm worried about the future. It is imperative that the majority does not touch the tax reduction, "Marie-Béatrice Levaux alert. Reminder that the sector employs 2.2 million people.

The pound continues to slip. Tuesday, it fell below 1.4877 dollars, its lowest level against the U.S. dollar since June 2010. The book is depreciated by 8.3% against the dollar this year and 7% against the euro, which makes it the currency of the worst performing developed markets in 2013, after the yen.

It is disappointing that manufacturing production has plunged the British pound. Against all odds, the figure stood down in January. This bad start of 2013 has revived fears of recession entry into the United Kingdom, as growth contracted in the last quarter of 2010 and unless outstanding performance in the service sector beginning of this year, growth could be negative in the first quarter of 2013. The UK could then face its third recession since the Great Depression of 2008!

The prospect is worrying investors, who were anyway not expected industrial production to drop sterling "There is definitely a momentum against the pound, said Derek Halpenny at Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd. in London, and markets seize any excuse. Low statistics in the UK suggest a new quantitative easing, and this is a recipe to reduce the book. "

"Shock Treatment"

Indeed, unlike the United States where improved data suggests that the Federal Reserve may have less need to support the economy, the Bank of England could reinforce its action plan guaranteed pay day loans. Last week, the Bank of England is holding its goal of redemption of 375 billion pounds, but strategists await the next BoE meeting in early April, knowing that some of its members are in favor of a more flexible quantitative, with 25 billion pounds new employees to support the British economy. In fact, many economists believe that the March 20, Chancellor George Osborne could announce within the next budget, new powers of the Bank of England to give him more leeway.

But the Minister of Economy should go further by employers. This week, John Longworth, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce (IWC) has proposed a "shock treatment." According to him, "If within six months, there is still no prospect of growth, it will consider the option to borrow more money." The solution would be, he says, to reduce some welfare and invest the money in activities that doperaient growth. Areas selected should be those that "forgive markets", that is to say infrastructure.

It seems unlikely that the government reverse its fiscal policy immediately. Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron has explained that if Downing Street came back on drastic cuts in place, the country would plunge into the abyss.

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From June, all employees working remotely Yahoo! will return to the office. This is a confidential internal email sent last Friday to all employees, who spread the news. It was released by angry employees on a specialized blog.

The decision of the CEO Marissa Mayer is well justified: "Some of the best information comes from making and schmoozing and cafeteria, meeting new people, impromptu team meetings. The speed and quality may be sacrificed when working at home. (…) It is essential that we all present at the office. "Setpoint does not appear for discussion: those who refuse to return to the office will lose their jobs.

"Those who expect the electrician at home"

Concerned employees working only at home, but also all those who had managed to make telecommuting a few days a week. Their exact number is not known, but everyone can feel concerned. The tone becomes guilt willingly turning a note of the email: "For those of us who may need to stay home to wait for the electrician, use your best judgment, in a spirit of collaboration." … …..

Marissa Mayer. Photo credits: HANDOUT / REUTERS

From our correspondent in Washington

Maurice Taylor is well known United States. But only in the world of tire. His outspokenness that shocks the French syndicalists today, is however in the standard of an industrial world of Midwest where the bosses who have made themselves all alone are not afraid to call a cat a cat.

Native of Michigan, aged of 68 years, "Morry» Taylor is respected for his exemplary career. After be past by Michigan Tech, a University of Houghton (Michigan), he is first illustrated for years as seller of wheels. "I followed 257 engineering courses. None me has never served to nothing, "confessed-he in 1996. His stroke of genius goes back to his redemption in 1983 for 6 million dollars of a factory wheels Quincy (Illinois) Undercutting by Firestone. "Some do will see that waste where others will see of gold … When I saw this factory, I understood that it was an opportunity in pure gold of 24 carats ». From this investment, in association with Canadian industrialist Joseph Tanenbaum, Maurice Taylor has mounted an empire, redeeming over the years and worldwide, factories and activities that large groups as Goodyear abandoned.

Renamed Titan International, the group was introduced into scholarship in 1993. He today employs 3,600 people and its turnover approach 2 billion dollars. Maurice Taylor loves say that his style aggressive in respect of Wall Street analysts has earned him the nickname of "Grizzly». But outside of the universe complex and competitive of the tire for agricultural machines and construction vehicles, "Morry» Taylor, is not a star. His remuneration, bonus understood, is modest. It does not exceed 3 million dollars.  

There long as one has forgotten his candidature botched for the Republican nomination in 1996. By spending 6.5 million dollars of his personal fortune, he did receuilli just 1% of voice cons Bob Dole, the candidate of the establishment.

Without complex

The active participation of Maurice Taylor to political debate has decreased in recent years. Its blog has no been updated since October 2010. This is also at this time that was the last whole page he is offered in the daily USA Today for denounce what he judge be "incompetence" of Barack Obama and democrats. His crusade cons the growing role of the State conforms to the republican rhetoric liberal. "Who wants leave at Government 40% of the money that you will earn in outgoing of the school?», Launched-he to a group of high school students in 1996. When a young "at look weird" has lifted hand, Maurice Taylor has replicated from tac at tac: "Note the name of that one. It must be put in a institution and study its brain. He is not human. It is a extra-terrestrial ».

Maurice Taylor is not more diplomat with the U.S. government than it is with Bercy. "Who still believes what recount the politicians? It does mean anything. There has many egos to Washington.

We would be better if we closed it all, "he explained at the beginning of months in a magazine professionals of the tire. He spends weeks visiting tire factories in difficulty on all continents. Sometimes it in redeems a. It negotiates at this moment a taking participation majority in a society of wheels in India, Wheels India Ltd. which account develop its exports to America and Europe. It is far from 2008, epoch where he appellait in its advertisements on television to buy its tires "Made in America». We the see saying: "Put a tire Michelin on a tractor American, is like putting a beret on the head of a cowboy. Put a tire Japanese Firestone on a tractor American, is like making wear a kimono to farmer ".

The "grizzly» do not regret these About. "This is the truth at the time Michelin sold his agricultural tires to loss to United States. In our factories in India, one wants produce for the market local. This is what we do in Brazil also. It is necessary that consumers buy tires facts home ", we explains Maurice Taylor, without complex.

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Go Sport wants to beef up its network. Distributor of sports, which has 266 stores in France, plans to open approximately 160 additional outlets (one hundred and sixty GB Sport of Running) in the coming years. "We want to cover the territory and increase our market share by opening ourselves to the franchise," says Loïc Le Borgne, Director General of the brand since July.

This former Auchan and Kiabi identified franchising as one of the best ways to increase sales for the third player in the sector. Go Sport, with its market share of 6%, is still far behind Decathlon and Intersport, respectively five and three times bigger. Loïc Le Borgne hope and Go Sport will regain the benefits

Profitability in the second half in progress

In 2012, the group Go Sport, controlled by Rallye (also a shareholder in Casino), recorded a loss of 21.9 million euros for a turnover of 675.6 million euros, a slight decline from 0 , 7%. "2012 was a year in two stages. In the first half, we realized a capital increase of € 30 million and our EBITDA was down. In the second half, EBITDA grew by 28%. We launched the e-commerce site Go Sport and opened our first three stores Go Sport free, "explains the director instant credit reports.

Many new outlets operated by third parties are expected this year, the store network to remain stable for the first time in years. Last year, 8 GB stores and Sport Running the curtain fell in France.  

For 2013, other "activities that consume little investments are planned," says Loïc Le Borgne, who wants to improve the management of such stocks and make more impactful promotions, but fewer. Go Sport hopes to attract new clients, and casual sports enthusiasts, with sharp marks, such as The North Face, thus distancing itself from Decathlon, which favors its own labels, and Intersport, which sells most major brands (Adidas, Nike .. .). For its part, in Run, which targets an urban clientele from 15 to 25 years, the range of accessories and textiles will be reworked and a site will be launched in late 2014.

Renovation of two networks, priority of the previous CEO, they are currently suspended. "2013 is a year of construction to Go Sport a multi-brand, multi-channel and international ', provides Loïc Le Borgne.

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In times of crisis, the evaluation of employees may turn to the puzzle. Means available to managers are reduced to a trickle: training budget and increases down, freeze internal mobility, generating complex reorganizations in some companies a climate of mistrust … "Assess serenity is more difficult," says Sylvie Brunet, a member of the National Association of HRD (ANDRH) and Director of Social Affairs at Onet.

However, the evaluation issue is still crucial for companies seeking to maintain their results and re-engage their employees. "In companies that go wrong, maintenance is even more important: even if the room for maneuver is limited, this is one of the rare moments when it is possible to explain the meaning of the corporate strategy , to the pedagogy, "she adds.

Listening, the ability to bounce

Crisis requires, means companies are more focused on high-potential employees, they can not afford to lose. Especially when they reorganize, they seek to avoid the best to leave. If 85% of the French employers have reduced or froze their training expenses, according to Accenture, half consider themselves alongside a shortage of talent.

SHL, one of the leaders of the evaluation activity for employees is rising, while focusing on recruitment has completely collapsed. "The talent identification goes a long way to the top of the organization. Today, it also applies to managers and executives. This is a direct consequence of the crisis, "said Stéphane Amiot, director of SHL France and Belgium. Programs targeting sales forces are by far the most requested. "The successful business in times of crisis have qualities – listening, the ability to bounce example – the company wants to encourage," says Stéphane Amiot.

The use of premium

The observation applies not only to commercial. The crisis is more amenable to behavioral assessment, alongside results alone, on which the employee has less grip. "Since 2008-2009, behavioral skills, such as creativity, the ability to communicate or take advantage of a situation, are more prevalent in the evaluation grid," says Jocelyne Ientile-Yalenios, lecturer at EM Strasbourg.

This does not prevent some companies to tighten their requirements in parallel on the achievement of objectives. "The crisis has accelerated the use of premium, strengthened links between performance and variable compensation," says David Guillocheau, managing partner in the consulting firm HR Talentys. The notation is also applied more severe. Illustrated by the example of Atos, which recently considered its employees too highly rated.

So that the evaluation is becoming stressor. "Before the crisis, we were mostly asked to accompany its implementation. But since it occurs mainly because it goes wrong, says Anne-Florence Beauvois, director of Sextant Council, which accompanies the HSC. The interview is not so much an opportunity to talk with his manager that employees plébiscitaient, a way to sort the employees based on their performance. "With the key, sometimes the prospect of layoffs.

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While the President of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, has managed to bend the euro yesterday, the bloc could achieve on their own to find a compromise on the budget for Europe, even if an agreement n ' is not fully vested. The top of twenty-seven on spending in Europe, quia started last night with nearly six hours late, was extended overnight. Early this morning, a French source involved in the negotiations told news agencies that "compromise sketch gradually, it now seems possible, things have progressed in the last few hours." However, the European Council President, Herman Van Rompuy nuanced: "If we all show a sense of compromise, an agreement on the budget is within our reach." "But we're not there yet," he admitted.

According to several European sources, it would negotiate with European leaders the principle of a budget with 960 billion euros in commitment appropriations corresponding to the maximum permitted, and 913 billion in payment appropriations or actual expenditures for next seven years paydayloans. The negotiations were suspended at midnight and a half to enable bilateral meetings and should take about four hours with the presentation of the final proposals of the President of the European Council.

The total budget for 2014-2020 has been revised several times down under pressure from the United Kingdom, Germany and other countries of Northern Europe. In any event, the 2014-2020 budget will be significantly lower than in the previous period (2007-2013). François Hollande, he said he would not "compromise which neglects the political (traditional) Europe, abandon agriculture and ignore growth."

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