Club Med: the EWC secretary’s reaction to the transfers of two units

The management of the French tourism group Club Méditerranée announced, on June 9, 2008, the transfer of its tour operator subsidiary, Jet Tour, to Thomas Cook Group, and the takeover by an investment fund of its fitness club, Club Med Gym. After this announcement, the secretary of the European Works Council of the group published a press release pointing to the lack of information during the last council meeting on June 3. (Ref. 080490)
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“During the last meeting of Club Méditerranée’s EWC (CEDS), on June 3, 2008, we asked the management to tell us about information concerning the offing sale of Jet Tours” said Christian Juyaux, CFDT secretary of the EWC. “Officially, the management refused to comment on the press articles, but unofficially, it told the CEDS secretary that he would be informed as soon as decisions would be made, which took place on Saturday morning” – June 7. “This proves the importance of revising the EWC direc

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