Business leaders and private sector employees not very optimistic – Boursorama

The business district of La Defense near Paris, May 5, 2011 (AFP / File / Joel Saget)

Continued employment, higher wages, economic development: business leaders and private sector employees are not very optimistic about the future of their society, according to an Ipsos for Cesi, released Monday Le Figaro.

Business leaders are pessimistic about their ability to hire in the next six months (84%) or a salary increase for staff (65%).

Their employees also lack confidence. A large majority of them believe that the company will not increase their salary (76%) or can not hire (69%)

In terms of economic development of the company’s business sector, employees are more optimistic (52%) that their boss (32%).

When asked about various reforms that could be put in place in France, bosses would be “a good thing” the removal of 35 hours (75%), employees themselves are more mixed (44%, . 46% against)

On the development of the Sunday work, a component of the Macron law, business leaders are divided: 39% believe that it is a “good thing”, 35 % a “bad thing.” Conversely, employees are the majority (52%) think that it is a good thing, 37% think the opposite.

As for the establishment of a single employment contract instead of the current CDI and CDD, 60% of employers and 39% of employees would see a good thing.

The idea of ​​a retirement age back to retirement is rejected 44% of employers and 70% of employees, the abolition of the minimum wage was rejected by 54% of CEOs and 77% of employees.

This survey was conducted from 22 January to 3 February with a representative sample of 1,001 private sector employees (internet) and a sample of 401 business leaders (by phone).

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