2023-12-15 23:46:29
He wants “Act II of the labor market reform”. The Minister of Labor Olivier Dussopt deemed it necessary this Friday in an interview with Echoes, to “accelerate the implementation of the reforms undertaken” to avoid a rise in unemployment. Asked about the measures he is considering in the short term to avoid a rise in unemployment, the Minister of Labor recalls having brought “four to Parliament in one year”.
“For France Travail (new name of Pôle emploi from January 1) for example, we want to increase by 25% in the first half of 2024 the number of entries into short and operational training before employment for job seekers”, a “effective” device and that “we will further simplify”, he indicates in particular.
Doubling of controls
He “also wants us to at least double the number of job search checks”. “There are 500,000 per year today. We can concentrate and strengthen them on job seekers who have completed qualifying training and would not have accepted a job corresponding to the outcome,” specifies the minister.
“When the public authorities, State and region, finance training for professions in shortage or in transition, without this training being imposed, it is normal to strengthen controls to ensure that once the training is provided, there is has an effective job search process,” argues Olivier Dussopt.
In the longer term, beyond the transposition of a possible agreement between unions and employers on the employment of seniors, the Minister of Labor considers that it will be necessary to “launch (an) Act II which will combine more training, more flexibility, more mobility, more anticipation and when you can simplify it’s better.”
If it is “too early to discuss specific measures, which moreover need to be concerted”, the minister considers that there is “a subject of simplification, with in particular the question of the time limit for contesting in court in the event of dismissal”. Arguing that France has “one of the longest deadlines in Europe” and that “this can slow down hiring”, he “wants a sufficient period of time, but 12 months is too long”.
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