Social anger: the Minister of Labor brings together an “exceptional salary monitoring committee” this Thursday
After the revaluation of the minimum wage, the Minister of Labor Jean-Pierre Farandou launched a salary monitoring committee with the social partners to revitalize the entire scale.
Quick Look
The French government is bringing together an exceptional salary monitoring committee with unions and employers to initiate a salary dynamic, structured around three stages ranging from the minimum wage to in-company negotiations.
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Why It Matters
The government is seeking to boost wages in the face of inflation and the high level of the minimum wage, while negotiating with reluctant employers.
The government is not finished with the salary issue. After announcing a boost to the minimum wage on Monday, November 9, the objective is now to look at the rest of the grid. To do this, the Minister of Labor, Jean-Pierre Farandou, announced this Thursday morning on RMC to bring together an “exceptional salary monitoring committee”. This will be held this same day with trade union and employer organizations. The objective: to initiate a process which should lead to “wage dynamics”.
On the question of remuneration, the executive is aiming for a three-step waltz. Or rather “a three-stage rocket”, the minister metaphorized. The first floor took the form of Monday's announcements on the minimum wage. “A helping hand but also a boost,” assured the minister. This should at the same time make it possible to increase social minimums in all professional sectors. A process on which the executive intends to influence to ensure that employers play the game. This is particularly the meaning of the committee meeting this morning. Finally, the third stage will take place in the coming weeks, with the annual company negotiations (NAO) which determine the salary increases for next year.
Reduced charges
In recent days, employers have said all the bad things they think about the boost to the minimum wage and the government's pressure on wage increases. Between sluggish growth and the energy crisis, he emphasizes that the current situation is not conducive to salary increases. On the other hand, the executive assures that it is aware of these difficulties and is ready to support these actors. “If the salary dynamic works well, we are ready at the start of next year to review the cost of labor,” assured Jean-Pierre Farandou. To do this, a review of reductions in charges would be on the table.
Still, the bill could be hefty for the public accounts, at a time when the deficit is already at record heights. This aid is already “70 billion euros covered by the State to reduce costs”, warned the Minister of Labor.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Annual company negotiations (NAO) in the coming weeks
Very likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- Which professional sectors will be affected first?
- What will be the exact cost of the new reductions in charges?
