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Unemployment insurance, pensions… social conference in Matignon in full second wave

2020-10-26T06:59:46.407Z


Among the thorny subjects raised by Jean Castex and the social partners this Monday morning, those of the reform of unemployment insurance and


There will undoubtedly be a little tension in Matignon.

Prime Minister Jean Castex brings together the social partners on Monday in Matignon to discuss the economic consequences of the resumption of the epidemic, in particular the very sensitive subject of the possible postponement of the application of the reform of unemployment insurance.

From 9 am, it will be a question of making "a progress report" on the first projects launched at the Ministry of Labor, in particular those in response to the crisis, such as monitoring the youth plan, professional retraining or trades in tension.

The Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire and the Minister of Labor Élisabeth Borne will be present, along with the Secretary of State for Pensions and Occupational Health, Laurent Pietraszewski.

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The discussions should be strongly influenced by the consequences of the new measures taken to slow down the epidemic, in particular the curfew, introduced in 54 departments and which risks further deteriorating the employment situation.

"We are not in the situation of July 17 where we all hoped to have the health crisis behind us", we recognize in Matignon, about the first "social conference" organized after the appointment of Jean Castex as head of government .

Towards a new postponement of the reform?

Among the points that will also be discussed: the unions intend to call again for the abandonment of the reform of unemployment insurance, which the executive had agreed in July to suspend until January 1.

This provides for a hardening of 4 to 6 months of work to open up rights and a reform of the method of calculating benefits unfavorable to those who alternate unemployment and short contracts.

If the executive refuses to question the "philosophy" of the reform, he says he is ready to move certain "parameters" and the question of a new postponement "will be the subject of a round table", admits -on in Matignon.

"The date of April 1, 2021 is in the landscape," confirms a trade unionist.

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In an interview with the Journal du dimanche, the director general of Pôle emploi, Jean Bassères, announced that he had registered 404,500 additional job seekers between February and August.

"Compensation advisers" should be set up by March 2022 so that each job seeker can question a specialist about their unemployment benefits.

Other more consensual subjects on the table

The new calendar could also concern the pension reform, which should normally come back into the debate at the end of 2020-beginning of 2021 In a letter to the Prime Minister on October 14, the five union leaders (CFDT, CGT, FO, CFE-CGC and CFTC) suggested that the government "announce that the time is not to put the subject of pensions back on the agenda".

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On this point, the government kicks in for the moment by putting forward the preliminary consultation on the work of the seniors which will start soon.

The unions also insist on talking about employees in so-called “second line” jobs, in order to study a “revaluation of wages, working conditions, employment and careers”.

Other subjects could gain more consensus, such as modifying several existing professional retraining systems, such as mobility leave and redeployment leave, in order to facilitate the transition from a sector affected by the crisis to a sector in tension.

Source: leparis

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