“Nothing changes. To industrial tribunal of Compiègnewe get along well, between the “employer” and employee colleges” Friday January 17, Adeline MackeHR Director of the WYZ company, officially became president of the industrial tribunal of Compiègne (CPH). She succeeds Gilles Lemarchand (college of employees) of whom she was vice-president.
“There is two-headed governance in this council,” assures the one who joined the industrial tribunal in 2020. “I was then responsible for human resources for ten years at Enercon in Longueil-Sainte-Marie,” a company specializing in renewable energies.
She became HR director of WYZ Group in September 2023. WYZ Group specializes in the supply of tires thanks to its digital solutions. “We offer IT solutions for automotive after-sales service in the field of tires,” she explains.
She chairs the Oise section of HR
Adeline Macke joined the Compiègne industrial tribunal “via the national HRD association”, of which she chairs the Oise section, after having been treasurer.
Originally from Cannes, she has lived in the Oise since she was 8 years old. Having grown up in Verneuil-en-Halatte, she now lives in Meux, not far from her workplace, in the La Croix Saint Ouen area.
At the formal hearing, she reaffirmed “our collective commitment to serving justice and promoting harmonious labor relations”.
Workforce
The new president welcomes 5 new advisors: Christophe Magyar (employee advisor, agriculture section), Odile Gonzales (employer advisor, various activities section), Isabelle Soiret Grac (employer advisor, management section), Grégory Nybelen and Pierre Yves Vanstavel ( employer advisors, commerce section).
“Despite these five appointments, two seats in the employee college and one employer college seat still remain vacant,” notes the president. Which means “a transfer of the workload to other advisors”, “despite the good understanding of the council”.
The Compiègne industrial tribunal will operate, in 2024, with 34 out of 42 advisors.
She recalls that it takes several years “to be operational”. “This involves training at the National School of the Judiciary (ENM) and employer or employee organizations,” she insists. But also and above all by the mentoring carried out with kindness by more experienced advisors.”
The council wants the designations for the 2026-2029 term to limit the renewal rate of advisors to a minimum. And that the proposed lists are complete.
Quantity and quality of judgments
The council recorded a total of 404 new cases in 2024: agriculture (1), commerce (71), various activities (38), management (50), industry (195), summary proceedings handled (49)
“The tie-breaker rate remains low, with only 4 cases in 2024,” indicates the president. At the national level, the average is around 20%. This shows that our advisors, employees and employers alike, carry out their duties with complete independence, impartiality, dignity and probity. Additionally, the appeal rate is also low, with only 56 cases. Or 25.6% in 2024, compared to 60.9% nationally in 2022. Which proves the quality of the judgments made by our advisors.
Concerning the supervision section (50 new cases), Adeline Macke highlights the efforts of her predecessors. “They fought to maintain this section, when it was decided to transfer it to the CPH in Creil,” she recalls. The CPH remains a local jurisdiction. If we want to guarantee the principle of equal access to justice, it is essential to retain them and not reduce or merge the sections.”
The president warmly salutes the registry staff “for their work and their support”. “The resources allocated to the industrial tribunal remain insufficient,” she continues. The merger of registries and staff reductions affect their work. Which has an impact on litigants and advisors.”
“A good atmosphere between employees and employers”
“What makes the Compiègne industrial tribunal special is the atmosphere between the advisors of the two colleges. Despite a strong renewal in 2023, we have maintained this particularity.” Gilles Lemarchand, president of the Compiègne industrial tribunal in 2024, remains vice-president in 2025.
“We had 404 referrals in 2024, compared to 241 in 2023,” calculates the member of the college of employees. We find the number for the years 2015 and 2016.” In 2024, the number of completed cases is 210. But the stock of ongoing cases increased from 165 to 351.
“Our mission is to help reconcile the parties, to avoid procedures which will often leave a taste of bitterness. But the limited time we have available to examine the files before the conciliation office does not allow us to fully fulfill our mission. Hopefully in the future this time will increase.”
“No need for reorganization, but need for staff”
“We are far from the maximum five hours allocated for writing judgments,” notes the former president. This follows the complexity of files and the increase in the number of requests. The president and vice-presidents will always allow the necessary time for the drafting of judgments and their motivations. The motivation of judgments gives the parties the reasons which explain the decision. It requires the judge to use legal reasoning. And it allows us to assure the litigant, even if convicted, that his claims and his means have been seriously examined… It is at this price also that we will maintain a low appeal rate.
From 2026, the age limit for advisors will be 75 years. The maximum number of mandates will be five, in the same industrial tribunal. “There are rumors about an extension of this mandate by one year until the end of 2026,” worries Gilles Lemarchand. He fears an attempt to impose yet another redefinition of the territorial coverage of the councils. “In 2020, the management and agriculture sections of the Compiègne council were to move to Creil. With 404 referrals in 2024, we are on a basis of 10 cases per advisor, he calculates. In the 2020 reform project, the objective was 8 cases per advisor.”
“The Compiègne Industrial Tribunal has no need for reorganization,” concludes Gilles Lemarchand. He needs to be on staff to handle the matters entrusted to him.”
