The current conditions of partial unemployment compensation will be maintained until the end of January, or even until the end of February, assured the Minister of Labor Élisabeth Borne last week.
In anticipation of stopping the device, Laurent Berger pleaded this Wednesday morning on the set of
BFM Business
for the development of “
long-term partial activity agreements
” (APLD), to “
maintain employment
” and avoid
“ social plans ”
.
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The secretary general of the CFDT admits, "
fortunately there has been partial unemployment, otherwise we would have millions of workers left behind
".
Aid which, as the end of the system approaches, can be replaced by long-term partial activity agreements for the most affected sectors, he recalls.
"
In sectors in difficulty linked to the crisis, we must develop APLDs, which means that we put employees on a long-term basis at different times in partial unemployment, rather than putting them in a social plan
", explains- he does.
This system, included in the recovery plan, allows a reduction in working hours up to a maximum of 40% of non-working hours, subject to a company agreement validated by the administration.
Entered into force at the end of July, it will be maintained until summer 2021.
But Laurent Berger fears that companies do not play the game. "
I fear that the most affected sectors will be forced to carry out social plans and do not have the reflex of these APLDs
", he anticipates.
He does not hide his concern about what he describes as "
bargain social plans
", that is to say those for which "
there is no justification
".
"
It will be necessary to be extremely rude with these companies to say: 'this is not the moment to operate these social plans'
", he insists.
"100% teleworking is not desirable"
Regarding the psychological distress shown by teleworkers, Laurent Berger recalls that, according to him, "
100% teleworking, except during exceptional periods, is not desirable
".
As part of this second confinement, he said he observed “
great psychological fatigue, great weariness of workers
”, especially “
managers
”, for whom “
it's very hard
”.
To better cope with this situation, "
we need support for employees, in the company and more generally
".
The secretary general of the CFDT insisted on "
the importance of social dialogue on the workload
" and proposed the creation of "
decompression
airlocks
".
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Asked about the unemployment insurance reform, Laurent Berger believes that it would be necessary to "
start from a blank sheet
" in the consultations which will resume in early January between the executive and the social partners.
Regarding the pension reform, the secretary general of the CFDT is clear: "
It is impossible to build a universal pension system by the end of the five-year term
".