soaring prices forced French companies to close

In Damparis (Jura), around fifty employees of the Jurassienne of French ceramics are placed on partial unemployment. To operate, the company runs ovens all day. With the war in Ukraine, his gas bill has increased tenfold. Employees hope that this break will be short, but it could last six months.

In Massiac (Cantal), a construction company will also have to put its staff on partial activity. With the rise in steel prices, it is no longer profitable. “We do construction sites where we have the purchase price of the beams which is higher than the price of the estimate”, explains Michaël Boyer, Director of CMF Structures. However, according to Nicolas Mancret, labor lawyer, not all companies will be able to benefit from partial unemployment. Only those exposed to a big drop in turnover could touch it.