DECRYPTION – The executive would like to use this point of the reform to show that it can make concessions. But the bosses grumble, and the risk of giving birth to a gas plant is high.
Who will be affected by the new “senior index”? Companies with more than 1000, 300, 50 employees? No one seems to have the answer, not even the government. Since the announcement of the project, the executive gives the impression of navigating on sight on this new tool which should make it possible to improve the maintenance of the over 55s in the world of work.
With an employment rate of 56% against nearly 70% across the Rhine, France is a bad student in this category. A burning issue in the midst of a debate on raising the retirement age. Problem, the first draft of the project presented by the executive has already achieved the feat of alienating employers and unions. A rare unanimity. The former accuse it of being ill-suited to their operation, while the latter criticize the lack of financial sanctions for companies that do not play the game. A generalized mistrust that embarrasses the executive.
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