Article: France says oui to working longer hours.(News)

Article: France waters down controversial 35-hour workweek
AP Worldstream;  March 22, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... national secretary of the CFDT, France's largest union. "It won ... will be felt when, or if, France's economy picks up and companies ... new bill. Socialist lawmaker Alain Vidalies called it "economically absurd ... a reason not to operate in France. In order to apply the new ...

Article: France Abolishing Its 35-Hour Workweek
AP Online;  March 22, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... national secretary of the CFDT, France's largest union. "It won ... will be felt when, or if, France's economy picks up and companies ... proposal. Socialist lawmaker Alain Vidalies called it "economically absurd ... a reason not to operate in France. In order to apply the new ...

Article: France loosens 35-hour workweek
AP Worldstream;  March 22, 2005 ;     611 words ... ... but added to concerns about France's declining global competitiveness ... employers to hire more people. But France's current 10 percent jobless ... themselves felt. Socialist lawmaker Alain Vidalies called the reform "economically ... hours could prove unpopular in France's present climate. ...

Article: The Grande Plan; Sarkozy has hired lieutenants from left, right ...
Newsweek International;  July 30, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... far more reflective of modern France than any before (consider ... called Sarkozy a "Bush for France," joined the president ... constitutional reform. Parliamentarian Alain Vidalies, who is a member of the Socialist ... place." Still, reforms in France will require plenty of political ...

Article: France Telecom Revenues Up 5.6 Percent for First Quarter ...
PR Newswire;  April 30, 2002 ;     700+ words ...* The France Telecom Group had 90.5 million customers ... year. * Orange, the wireless leader in France and the U.K., adds 1.27 million customers ... Positive effects of Equant - Global One merger FRANCE TELECOM CONSOLIDATED REVENUES At March ...

Article: France Telecom Revenues Increased 8.4 Percent in 2002, in ...
PR Newswire;  January 29, 2003 ;     700+ words ...France Telecom revenues increased 8.4 percent ... basis. -- Orange: positive ARPU trends in France and the U.K. Businesses recentered on ... year, exceeding 1 million customers in France. -- France Telecom's market share in ...

Article: France Telecom Extends Global Agreement with Portal ...
Business Wire;  October 17, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... and Wanadoo's Freeserve Among First France Telecom Subsidiaries to Leverage New Global ... management software, today announced that France Telecom SA, one of the world's leading ... and value-added services. A number of France Telecom's wireline and wireless subsidiaries ...