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☆ Workers continue strikes at TotalEnergies Normandy and Fezyin refineries - union
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

The logo of French oil and gas company TotalEnergies is seen at the company's headquarter skyscraper in La Defense near Paris, France, October 12, 2022. REUTERS/Gonzalo FuentesCompanies TotalEnergies SE FollowPARIS, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Workers at TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) Normandy and Feyzin refineries decided to continue a strike which has dragged on for almost four weeks on Thursday, a CGT union representative told Reuters, adding that a walkout at all other sites of the company had been ended. Workers at TotalEnergies's La Mede refinery and at a storage site in Dunkirk in the morning chose to resume work, the union representative said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Tassilo Hummel, Editing by Dominique VidalonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ France's Deezer pledges to turn a profit by 2025
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Mathieu Rosemain | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Benoit TessierPARIS, Sept 21 (Reuters) - French music streaming platform Deezer (DEEZR.PA)'s first-half adjusted gross profit rose 9.1% from a year earlier, led by a surge in sales in its home country that firmed up its goal to turn a profit by 2025, the company said on Wednesday. Gross profit increased to 45 million euros ($44.4 million) from 42 million a year earlier, while total sales rose by 12% over the period to 219 million euros, Deezer said in a statement. Deezer's number of direct subscribers in France, where it generates about 60% of its consolidated revenue, rose to 3.3 million from 3 million a year earlier. Yet the total number of subscribers fell by close to 3% to 9.4 million. read moreThe stock has lost 65% of its value since its first trading day, valuing the company at 472 million euros ($466.38 million), compared to Spotify's market capitalisation of $18.7 billion.

☆ 'French Spiderman' climbs Paris skyscraper to mark turning 60
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterPARIS, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Alain Robert, the free climber dubbed the "French Spiderman", scaled a 48-storey skyscraper in Paris on Saturday, fulfilling a goal he had set for himself once he reached the age of 60. 1/5 French "Spiderman", climber Alain Robert, climbs the TotalEnergies skyscraper in La Defense near Paris, France September 17, 2022. REUTERS/Lucien Libert TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY Read MoreRobert, who also wanted to use the climb to raise awareness about the need for climate change action, had already climbed the TotalEnergies tower on numerous occasions. He climbs without a harness, using only his bare hands, a pair of climbing shoes, and a bag of powdered chalk to wipe off the sweat. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Anthony Paone Writing by Dominique Vidalon Editing by Helen PopperOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ These are the best companies to work for in France in 2020, finds Glassdoor
▼ + stars: | 2019-12-11 | by ( Vicky Mckeever | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

U.S. software firm Salesforce is predicted to be the best company to work for in France in 2020, according to rankings by global jobs site Glassdoor. The analysis was based on reviews from companies with more than 1,000 employees, with at least 20 current and former workers rating their employer across eight attributes. In fourth place, German software firm SAP was the only other company not headquartered in France to make the top 10. In fact, in the wider rankings, companies headquartered in France accounted for 21 out of 25 of those listed. It was one of two aerospace companies in the top 10, while tech firms took four of the spots in the top rankings.

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