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JOB SEARCH SUPPORT
PROGRAMS
In 2001 and 2002, the Rennes and
Sochaux plants offered programs
designed to certify the professional
skills acquired by people hired for
fixed-term assignments.
In Rennes, as part of the Citroën
C5 launch, a training program was
organized in partnership with the
Regional Council, the related
government employment agencies
(DDTE, ANPE, PLIE, Mission locale),
temporary employment agencies
and the National Association for
Adult Vocational Education. In
addition, 1,000 people found
employment during a job fair
organized by the Rennes plant to
facilitate the professional
orientation of the people concerned,
in association with the National
Employment Agency, local companies
and temporary employment agencies.
In Sochaux, fixed-term employees
were offered support from local
companies, the National Employment
Agency and temporary employment
agencies. The initiative enabled
several hundred people to find jobs
upon completion of their assignment.
SUPPORTING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
FOR WOMEN
Despite the small percentage of
women graduating with engineering
or other industry-related degrees,
PSA Peugeot Citroën has been hiring a
growing proportion of women. This was
particularly the case in 2002, when
women accounted for nearly 20% of
engineers and managers hired worldwide,
versus less than 15% in 2001. In France,
women accounted for more than 20% of
new hires in 2002.
New initiatives have been taken to
encourage the hiring of women in all host
countries. Programs are underway to train
women in jobs previously held mainly by
men, such as installation manager or
production unit manager.
RESPONSIBLY MANAGING FIXED-
TERM CONTRACTS
Employees are sometimes hired under
fixed-term contracts in order to adjust the
workforce to fluctuations in demand, to
manage new product introduction
processes and to prepare capital programs
and the related productivity gains. These
employees are integrated where they have
been recruited, under the same conditions
as people hired under permanent
contracts. Temporary workers participate
in orientation sessions devoted to safety,
quality and environmental issues and
are offered training corresponding to
their duties.
Many temporary or fixed-term employees
are offered permanent jobs, depending
on local staffing needs. In 2002, for
example, 2,500 employees in France were
hired under permanent contracts
following a temporary or fixed-term
assignment. In Spain, the 2001-2003
convenio calls for the permanent
hiring of 1,300 eventuales employees.
Temporary workers are also supported
through programs to certify their acquired
professional skills and to assist them in
finding employment.
In France, PSA Peugeot Citroën was one
of the first companies to offer job
opportunities to unqualified young
people.
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