As of February 1, 2023, the duration of the compensation for the newly unemployed will be reduced by 25% as part of the reform consisting of modulating the unemployment insurance rules according to the economic situation. A new turn of government judged “unbearable” by the unions.
Olivier Dussopt, a guest this Tuesday on RMC and BFMTV, defended the executive’s action, recalling that this reform entails “the desire to have one more incentive system when the economy creates jobs.”
“400,000 jobs”
To support his statements, Olivier Dussopt indicated that “two thirds” of companies “say today that they have recruitment difficulties.” “A third of industrial companies say that they are hindered in their development, in their ability to produce, due to labor shortages,” he continued.
According to him, the current situation makes it possible to tighten the rules of unemployment insurance, in accordance with the principle defended by Emmanuel Macron “When things go well, we toughen up, when things go badly, we soften up.” However, “today we are at a 7.3% unemployment rate, it is a favorable situation that we have not seen for twenty years. We have an employment rate that is 68%, it is the record since 1972, and we have 400,000 jobs that remain vacant, due to a lack of candidates,” stressed the minister. “We believe that things are going well. We believe that the rules should be more encouraging.
Source: BFM TV
