Moroccan Call Centers Embrace Remote Work Amid COVID-19 Crisis
5 August 2020
Moroccan companies, particularly operators in the customer relationship sector, are adapting to the crisis, pending the regulation of remote work by the State.
Employment
Moroccan Business Leader Urges Selective Minimum Wage Increase Amid Economic Crisis
31 July 2020
The president of the CGEM has asked companies that have not been affected by the crisis to apply the second increase in the Guaranteed Minimum Interprofessional Wage (SMIG) first.
Emirates to Cut 9,000 Jobs Amid Pandemic, Moroccan Staff May Be Affected
12 July 2020
The airline Emirates has reduced its workforce by 10% and plans to eliminate up to 15% (9,000 positions) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Are its Moroccan employees also affected (…)
Moroccan Employment Minister Admits Failing to Register Employees with Social Security
7 July 2020
The Minister of Employment and Professional Integration, Mohamed Amekraz admits to having committed an offense by not declaring two of his law firm’s employees to the National (…)
Royal Air Maroc Unions Reject Massive Layoffs and Fleet Reduction Plan
7 July 2020
Unrest at Royal Air Maroc after the presentation of the social plan by management. Unanimously, the Moroccan Union of Labor and several pilots reject the social plan presented (…)
Royal Air Maroc Restructuring Plan Faces Union Pushback Over Job Cuts
5 July 2020
The restructuring plan of Royal Air Maroc (RAM) is already causing waves. Allal Baba Lahcen, union representative of the 2,200 UMT unionized employees of the RAM group, is (…)
Royal Air Maroc to Cut 858 Jobs, Reduce Fleet Amid Coronavirus Crisis
3 July 2020
The wave of layoffs announced by Royal Air Maroc will be implemented as announced by the supervising minister. At the end of the meeting organized on Thursday with the (…)
EasyJet Considers Cutting Moroccan Routes Amid COVID-19 Network Optimization
2 July 2020
Faced with the impact of the health crisis on EasyJet, the company’s management is developing an optimization plan for the network that provides for the elimination of a third (…)
Airbus to Cut 15,000 Jobs Globally; Moroccan Workers’ Fate Uncertain
2 July 2020
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus present in Morocco, France and other countries around the world has decided to eliminate "approximately 15,000 positions" by 2021. (…)
Aerospace Firm Daher to Cut 1,300 Jobs Amid Industry Downturn
28 June 2020
The aerospace equipment manufacturer Daher will proceed with the elimination of 1,300 permanent contract positions as part of a restructuring plan, after those already (…)