Overview

• Société Générale notified employees on June 19 that telework days would be reduced from two per week to one as part of a global performance alignment.
• The policy change was announced by email without prior consultation with social partners, provoking union ire over bypassed negotiation.
• CFDT, CGT and CFTC called a strike on June 27 timed to end-of-month workflows to maximize pressure on banking operations.
• The inter-union coalition has organized a July 3 ‘Tous sur site’ event to expose logistical and space constraints if all staff return simultaneously.
• The rollback mirrors similar measures at Free, Amazon and other global firms and arrives as Société Générale faces a developing tax fraud investigation.