How Bercy wants to stop the explosion of sick leave

by time news

2023-06-27 20:01:59

In 2022, the 4 million self-employed people took an average of only 2.5 days off, compared to 10 days for employees and 15 days for civil servants. BOUTRIA LUC/PHOTOPQR/NICE MATIN/MaxPPP

DECRYPTION – While they have increased by more than 30% in ten years, the executive wants to strengthen controls on doctors and is considering increasing the waiting period.

«Does anything justify that sick leaves have increased by 30% over the last ten years? This represents a total expenditure of 16 billion euros per year“, was indignant Bruno Le Maire, determined to fight against”these excesses“. At the foot of the wall to redress the degraded accounts of France, the Minister of the Economy announced, on June 19, 10 billion euros in savings in the next budget. To achieve this, Bercy will have to cut health expenses, and in particular daily allowances (IJ).

Paid by Social Security in the event of sick leave, the IJ cost 15.7 billion euros in 2022, up 13% compared to 2021, and 10.7% on average per year between 2019 and 2022, according to the Social Security Accounts Commission (CCSS). Of course, there was the health crisis during which Medicare took charge of the stops for Covid patients and contact cases. But, even excluding the impact of the crisis, “IJ expenses excluding Covid…

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