Indexia group (Sfam, Hubside) accused of covert “social scheme” by ex-employees – Liberation
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Former employees demonstrated this Friday, January 26, at the headquarters of the insurance broker and owner of Hubside stores in Romans-sur-Isre to denounce the group’s social practices.
If someone calls you “Indexia”, it may not mean anything to you, but you’ve definitely heard of insurance company Sfam or Hubside stores. Two subsidiaries whose names are synonymous with deceptive commercial practices, based on vague insurance contracts or subscriptions to multimedia services, are sold throughout France, sometimes against the will of consumers for up to ten years. And with withdrawals of up to several hundred euros per month. These sales methods, at the heart of the group’s success, also affected employees, who were subjected to constant stress and management faced with turning a blind eye to customer distress.
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Summons to civil justice by desperate customers, Indexia will also meet with an industrial tribunal, seized by former group members who consider themselves victims. “Social Schemes” Disguise While waiting to know if they succeed in their case, employees – former and current – gathered this Friday, January 26, in front of the Indexia headquarters in Romans-sur-Isre (Drôme). An action was launched at the call of four former staff members, including the former head of general services, who subsequently quit Burnout and “threat” which he reported to have received.
For staff representatives, there is little room for doubt: an empire built by “Youngest billionaire in France” Sadari Fegayer is cracking down amid customer complaints that continue to mount