Before this Tuesday the Union of Local Businesses (U2P), Elisabeth Borne received Monday at Matignon employers’ organizations, the Medef and the CPME, who informed her of the post-pension reform subjects on which they were willing to negotiate. .
For the Medef, Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux said he was “ready to discuss the employment of seniors” and the provisions censured by the Constitutional Council, but not a possible revision of work orders or pensions. The president of Medef, who is about to hand over, mentioned the possibility of discussing “gradual retirement”, the high salaries of senior executives “which slow down their hiring” or the degressivity of unemployment benefits.
Employers say they have “done the job” on wages
On salaries, he reiterated that “private companies have done the job” with an average per capita salary up by 5.8% according to Urssaf, unlike the state-employer where the increase is “around 2%”. But he said he was ready to talk about the problem of the low increase in net salaries between one and two Smic, whereas according to certain studies, “between 60% and 70% of salary increases are not found net”, in notably because of the disappearance of the activity bonus.
On the other hand, Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux explained that he did not “know what it meant” to condition public aid to companies on wage increases, as demanded by the unions. He also said he was “not ready to negotiate” a review of work orders, which are “red lines” for him.
The president of Medef also asked the Prime Minister that the agreement concluded between employers and four unions on the sharing of value, which will be transposed into a bill presented to the Council of Ministers on Wednesday, establishes “jurisprudence”. and that “if there is an agreement on the employment of seniors, it is taken up entirely”. Finally, Geoffroy let it be known that he “was a little wary of the expression social agenda. It is necessary to take the subjects which are ripe” to be negotiated.
The CPME considers the Prime Minister “listening”
For its part, the Confederation of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (CPME) has put back on the table its proposal to exempt seniors from the age of 57 from unemployment insurance contributions, “even if it means that the company reimburses the unpaid contributions if she separated from this senior before retirement, ”said her boss, François Asselin.
The first two employers’ organizations also intend to limit the possibility of opening a time savings account in all companies to taking the days saved just before retirement, and not throughout working life.
“I felt someone listening”, eager “to find the subjects likely to be negotiated between social partners” and to “turn the page” on pensions, also underlined François Asselin about Elisabeth Thick headed.