Put an end to forty years of a wage policy that puts employees who are close to retirement out of work. This is the ambitious objective of the negotiations that begin on Tuesday 16 January between trade unions and employers' organisations. At the request of the executive, stakeholders are invited to look into three subjects: the retention of older workers in employment, career development and finally the implementation of a universal time savings account (CETU). The government hopes to increase the employment rate of 60-64 year-olds to 65% in 2030 from 32.5% in 2022. A rate that would then position France among the good students in Europe on the subject - which is far from being the case today.
The problem is that no one seems to agree on the best way to do it. For employers, the issue of the competitiveness of seniors is at the heart of the matter. Because their seniority makes them significantly more expensive than their entry-level colleagues, they advocate reductions in...
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