During the crisis, Breton companies lend themselves employees

• During the crisis, solidarity was organized between Breton business leaders to lend themselves labor.
• This is particularly the case in the food industry where some companies are overheating while others are stopped.
• Partly unemployed, three employees of a chocolate factory and a company specializing in food algae have just joined the Hénaff group.

Upgraded in 2018 with Macron prescriptions, the loan of labor between companies is possible. And in these times of crisis, the system has even been simplified by the Government to allow companies facing a high absenteeism or a peak of activity to be loaned to employees in partial unemployment. This is the case in South Finistère where solidarity is organized between players in the agrifood industry, one of the pillars of the economy in the region.

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Because if some factories see their activity explode due to containment, others are shutdown for lack of outlets. "It depends on the distribution channels," says Marie Kieffer, general delegate of the Breton Association of Agri-Food Companies (ABEA). The companies that work with large retailers continue to operate, even if customers will prefer groceries rather than fresh products. But those who supply out-of-home catering are almost at a standstill. ”

Training to go from chocolate to pig

This is where the Agil'Agro system comes in, signed in the fall of 2019, by 14 companies from South Finistère. An approach aimed at "promoting recruitment, employability and professional development in the food industry" which has just materialized with the coronavirus crisis. For the past few days, three employees from the Robinet chocolate factory and the GlobeXplore company, specializing in food algae, have joined the Hénaff group, famous for its pâtés.

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"They were partially unemployed and volunteered to join the Hénaff group where they hold equivalent positions", underlines Marie Kieffer. But it is not easy to go from rooster to donkey, or rather from chocolate to pig, and the three employees have therefore undergone training for a few days to familiarize themselves with their new environment.

Recruits still salaried and paid by their company

For the rest, not much changes since the three recruits are still salaried in their company and are paid by them at their usual salary. "It is the companies which invoice the amount of salaries and charges to Hénaff," explains the general delegate of ABEA. Experienced in Southern Finistère, this system could quickly deploy in the region if the crisis persists for a long time.

Companies from Finistère Nord and Ille-et-Vilaine have come to the information in recent days in order to be loaned labor. "It is solidarity between business leaders but it is also a way to secure the career of these employees by increasing their skills," says Marie Kieffer. And the State is also a winner since it does not have to bear the partial unemployment of these employees in question.

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