“Increase net wages below 2.2 minimum wage by 10% within five years, excluding inflation”.
The proposal of candidate LR Valérie Pécresse in the presidential election in terms of employment concerns employees in the private sector who earn less than around 2,800 euros net per month.
Its objective is to promote work, which "
must pay more than the assistantship and the underground economy
", specifies its campaign site.
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How would such a measure be financed in the private sector?
Nothing is set in stone for the moment, explains to
Figaro
the entourage of the candidate, who could opt for the transfer of employee old-age contributions to companies, part of which would be compensated by the State.
Two-thirds compensation is even advanced by his team;
the remaining third would then be the responsibility of the companies.
But everything should depend on the state of the labor market since Valérie Pécresse explained this morning at the microphone of
France Info
not wanting to increase the cost of labor;
in line with its desire to "
denorm
" and "
liberalize working time
".
Consultations
"
The shift in old-age employee contributions to companies will already represent an 8.3% increase in net wages
," says his program. The other levers to achieve this 10% increase by 2027 would be the pension reform - the candidate wants to push back the retirement age to 65 - and that of unemployment insurance. Valérie Pécresse advocates "
give and take
": "
I will organize a large salary conference with companies, in June. I will bring together all the social partners,
”she said on the radio in the morning. Its objective is also the monitoring of salaries, via the establishment of an observatory.
Anyway, the LR candidate wants a first 3% increase in net salary to take place in 2022. It would be fully funded by the state and would cost 7 billion euros according to her team.
Within two years, a second level of + 5% is expected.
Repurchase of RTT in the public
In the public, the deal is different. The candidate, who wants to remove 150,000 civil servant positions invites "
to look at job by job
". "
The Ségur of health has not gone far enough
", specifies Valérie Pécresse, who would like to increase the salaries of teachers. For the others, it puts on the table the redemption of RTT since "
many are not taken
". Note that it is already possible to buy them back, but she would like to simplify the process, which is considered too restrictive.
At the same time as this increase, the president of the Île-de-France region wants "
that participation really becomes the rule in companies
", citing a salary dividend as a
sine qua non
condition for the shareholder dividend.