Saturday, March 21, 2015

Supplementary Pensions: Unions rally, Medef … – Challenges.fr

The chamber whose proposals to replenish supplementary pensions are rejected by the unions agreed to review its part but without yielding to the increase in premiums demanded by employee organizations on Friday in the second round of negotiations .

The social partners (MEDEF, UPA, CGPME, CGT, CFDT, CFTC, FO, CFE-CGC) discussed the proposals unveiled there is a month by the MEDEF to replenish the reserves of the AGIRC ARRCO and reach agreement before end of June.

Debate on dues increase

Considering the slopes of MEDEF “unbalanced” because weighs only employees and retirees, all unions demanded in unison an “effort” of employers, including increased contributions.

But if “the subject of contributions will come back, for now there are no plans” said Claude Tendil, MEDEF negotiator at the end of the session. “The effort required to companies is already waiting for you,” he held, relying on the economic situation.

The press time. Weakened by the arrival of grandpa boomers retire and mass unemployment, supplementary pension schemes Agirc (frames) and Arrco (all salaried private) recorded respective losses of 1.24 billion and 405 million euros in 2013.

If nothing is done, the reserves will be exhausted soon Agirc 2018, and 2027 for Arrco.

Three main levers can be operated to rebalance these two regimes. the retirement age, contributions and pensions

Opposition against the decline in retirement age

reaching 7.1 billion euros in savings by 2020, including the MEDEF proposes to reduce the age of full retirement, applying degressive and temporary abatement on pensions, 62 years 67.

In response to the outcry, M.Tendil was willing to carry its implementation in 2019, against 2,017 at present, according to Jean-Louis Malys (CFDT).

“It was a useful meeting eventually,” said the trade unionist. For him, the employer delegation “in hollow admitted” that the requested efforts “were excessive, although the employers did not question the proposals fully.”

Unpopular Also, the idea of an alternative for married pensioners, who would have had to choose between a reduced pension or an amputee survivors’ benefits for their spouse, is abandoned, M.Tendil said.

But reducing the reversion rate , for example, from 60% currently to 55% is kept on the table, regretted Pascale Cotton, seeing a “red line” for his union.

Making AGIRC ARRCO merger?

As for the idea of ​​merging the two AGIRC ARRCO schemes by 2019, it divides the unions.

The CFDT has expressed support for the creation of a new regime. And Philippe Pihet (FO), “the important thing is to save the supplementary pension for private sector employees,” even though “it goes through a review of the structures.”

“Two patients are not someone a healthy “, however, said Pascale Cotton (CFTC).

The CFE-CGC and CGT are strongly opposed to the merger, fearing that the measure” unravels the status of cadres ” .

“The merger does not solve anything financially,” argued Eric Aubin (CGT). His union continues to advocate for increased contributions to Agirc and equal pay between men and women.

Initially scheduled for April 7, the next meeting is scheduled for April 10.

(with AFP)

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