Since the beginning of 2022, even before the presentation of its new strategic plan, Orange’s new management has stepped up the pace and scale of reorganizations in various Group entities. The transformation of Orange’s distribution network in France is one of the most spectacular. Half of the Orange stores owned by the parent company will come under the control of its subsidiary Générale de Téléphone by 2026, affecting between 1,400 and 1,800 employees. The company could have carried out the transfer in accordance with Article L1224-1 of the French Labor Code, which guarantees that employees will retain their employment contracts in the new legal entity. However, it did not do so, offering instead to redeploy employees within Orange SA (in particular… in stores that are likely to close in less than two years). 21. Is this not a social plan in disguise, designed to encourage a significant number of employees to “throw in the towel” and leave the Group? How many jobs is management planning to save through this project?