“Do you want the weekly working time limit to reinforce at 48 hours in Ey & Associés?” In response to this question, almost 38% of the 3,000 employees of the French subsidiary of the International Professional Services Firm EY (formerly Ernst & Young) answered yes (97% representation of 40% of all employees who participated), during.
The initiative novel, headed by a union coalition, was a reaction to an agreement of the entire company signed in 2021, between Ey & Associés Management and the CFE-CGC Union. The agreement allows the managers of EY to occasionally exceed the maximum labor week established by the collective agreement for the sector, sometimes even the Goyond thresholds established in 50 and 58 hours.
Given a persistent number of cases of exhaustion and long -term medical license, as well as the reluctance of the management to reconsider the agreement, it had become necessary to take measures, said Marc Verret, or the Union of TCC. “The result was a very strong participation. Our campaign caused curiosity and expectations. Historically, the referendum was designed to avoid trade union organizations, but can be used to mobilize employees, especially in a sector where collective consciousness.”
However, without the participation of the CFE-CGC, the other unions cannot challenge the agreement of the company 2021. Allhehe did not want to join the initiative, the CFE-CGC has said that it is critical of the working conditions in Ey & Associés, and has requested a review of the agreement.
‘The tasks of measures are not enough’
“It is a very good idea to look for employee’s opinions, but the questions in the referendum were not correct, since there are also beneficial measures in this text,” said Laurie-Anne Cadel, a CFE at that time. “But we still have significant cases of work overload. Measures tasks are not enough, it must also be done more in terms of prevention.” According to her, however, it would be broadcast to prevent employees from occasionally leaving a 48 -hour work week, “which is part of the sector’s business model.”
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