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An integration system based on mentoring

As we are eager to provide you with all the means of succeeding, we will accompany you right from the moment you join one of the Group’s companies

There is not just one integration model for the entire Group. The special characteristics of each of the different professions, services and subsidiaries mean that the integration programmes differ. The details of your mission, a meeting with your superior and the presentation of all of the departments are on the programme of your first week at work.

Integration days, bringing together the most recently recruited staff, are also regularly organised. And to go even further in this integration programme, the whole success of the procedure lies with the creation of a tandem. Exchanging knowledge and expertise and sharing experiences enables both partners to develop.

Egalitarian social protection

The employees of the Chèque Déjeuner Group, whatever their status (management or non-management), benefit from social protection that is both egalitarian and highly superior to that required by law: a provident scheme, reimbursement of health costs, life and disability insurance, etc.

A genuine equality between the sexes

The teams are mixed, whatever department or subsidiary is concerned. In the Chèque Déjeuner Group there are as many women as men who hold strategic positions.

Career management

In 2006, open days were held so that people could discover the professions of the different departments and subsidiaries.

These open days complement the profession days that are already organised in certain subsidiaries and departments.

Their aim is to increase people’s knowledge about the Group’s professions in order to encourage vocations. We have also identified the different bridges possible from one profession to another and the appropriate training programmes.

For positions that are concerned by important technological advances, we undertake skills assessments. When we detect somebody with potential and the desire to advance, we programme the necessary training courses. If the person expresses the desire to set up a personal project, we assist them in their feasibility study.

Training for all

We pursue a vigorous training policy which has personal and professional development as its goal. To support you in your career path, our training budget is 4 times higher than the legally required amount, which means that over half of the staff of the Group benefit from at least one training course a year.

We are keen on personal development and therefore accept and sometimes even propose training courses that go beyond the scope of the position held. In doing this, we are pioneers of the DIF as it is a policy that we have been pursuing since 1996. It should also be noted that over 20% of the workforce in the International Division received training in 2007 even though there is no legal requirement in some countries.

The presence of French staff posted to the international subsidiaries also allows expertise to be exchanged generating a source of development.

A move to the 35-hour week before its time

In 1981, the Group, through its Chèque Déjeuner subsidiary, started questioning the amount of working hours … Would we be more efficient if we worked shorter days?

It was worth trying the experiment and a company agreement was signed which lowered the weekly working hours from 40 to 37½ without any reduction in salary. New staff were taken on.

In 1982 a new company agreement changed the working hours once again. The weekly hours went from 37½ to 37.

At the beginning of January 1985, the staff members of the Group tested the 35-hour week; the final decision on the matter depended on the experiment being a success.
In 1986, the working week changed to 35 hours without any reduction in salary and the number of staff members increased.

Diversity, a wealthe

The son of a Portuguese working class family, nothing predestined Georges Rino to create the Chèque Déjeuner company and become its CEO.

Having confidence in each person’s ability to develop professionally is a real source of wealth for the Chèque Déjeuner Group today.
The diversity of origins, career paths and training backgrounds encourages exchanges and allows the Group to develop and progress every day.

The Group’s website is an excellent illustration of this open-mindedness, of this belief in Mankind. By making the Group’s website accessible, we make it possible for all people, whatever disability they may have, to apply for a job within the Chèque Déjeuner Group so…come and join us!