Casino demands 30 years of overpayments from nearly 900 employees before backing down

Almost instantaneous rollback. The Casino group sent letters to almost 900 employees asking for advance salary payments almost 30 years ago, our colleagues at France Bleu reported this Thursday. This statement caused confusion among the employees, who ultimately won the case.

The Casino Group, recently bought by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, wanted to return these amounts before the final sale of its stores. These salary advances, which ranged in size from a few hundred to several thousand euros, date back to the 1990s, when several companies were bought out. On Thursday afternoon, management finally gave instructions to “refuse to collect the overpayment.”

Employee anger

Hundreds of employees previously received letters notifying them of this regularization. At first, the group made their decision without blinking an eye. “The document formalizing the advance of wages stipulates the period for its payment at the time of the employee’s departure. A regularization that takes place in the latest payroll,” he told France Bleu.

Receiving the mail angered the employees. “I thought everything was settled. What I don’t understand is why in all these years the Casino hasn’t asked us for them? I don’t think this is fair,” an employee of the Salon de Provence casino (Bouches-du-Rhône), from whom the group demanded 450 euros, regretted in an interview with local media. Several hours later, management finally reversed its decision.