Carrefour’s HR department has signed a contract with the Hauts-de-Seine region, which will see young people in ‘priority’ areas gain the opportunity to enroll in the retailer’s employment and professional training programmes.
The agreement entails a two-year action plan which is 'in line with the initiatives that it [Carrefour] has already implemented to train young people and provide them with employment, both through recruitment and training programmes (Professional Qualification Certificates for Butchers, Youth Employment Day, etc.), and by establishing employment links with the charity sector (the Apprentis d’Auteuil Catholic association, the Second Chance School etc)'.
Carrefour notes that it is a highly prominent employer in the Hauts-de-Seine département, giving work to 558 people through its hypermarkets, Carrefour Market outlets, as well as in its Carrefour Voyages and Carrefour Banque units. 60 per cent of workers recruited by Carrefour last year were under 26 years old.
The Hauts-de-Seine ‘Businesses and Neighbourhoods’ charter involves 'Education and study advice in schools throughout the département, developing entrepreneurship, knowledge of economics and how companies work, and retail professions through addresses, coaching workshops and events'.
The retailer also undertakes to 'welcome secondary-school pupils and students selected by the regional educational authority for traineeships and work-study programmes, and to provide them with support'.
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