Cacophony left on the reform of the employment contract – Les Echos

Manuel Valls wants to raise the fear of hiring in SMEs. The “rebellious” refuse any relaxation of layoffs.

Just launched, the debate is already explosive. This Wednesday, the Socialists spread their differences on a possible reform of the labor contract to boost employment in the TPE-SMEs, which will be a “thematic social conference” in June . After trying to reassure the left wing by saying Tuesday on RMC exclude a questioning of the CDI, Manuel Valls displayed again on Wednesday in “Challenges”, willingness to remove the obstacles to recruitment in small businesses “often do not because [they] are afraid to hire have difficulty separating from their employees’ . In passing, he says also want to lighten the Labour Code. From there to think that the executive is still very tempted, as it pushes employers, easing layoffs, there is only one step.

But already the “rebellious” of PS on the frontline: “There is no problem with labor contracts in France. You will not be an employee because it will be easy to dismiss him but because you have a backlog “, insisted Jean-Marc Germain, near Martine Aubry. Echoing this, Aurélie Filippetti denounced the “ideological blindness” executive pointing that “more flexible more would not answer anything,” for “the problem of employment is precarious. “

Reluctance Rebsamen

Even within government, it is difficult to give his violins. Wednesday morning, François Rebsamen, Minister of Labour, has posted on his reluctance iTV “ I will not be the minister who will reform the Labour Code [...] and in all cases the employment contract” , has he said, before adding “ not without the agreement of the social partners.” He employers “can tell the rigor as compensation [...] in case of dismissal may raise concerns, but when you hire is not already thinking it will lay off “. But on RTL, Stéphane Le Foll, spokesman of the government, pounding, he must be “discuss all issues that can help create more jobs ” (including the evolution of the employment contract) as “it’s still this purpose” .

Manuel Valls will also face opposition from unions, who castigate all proposals “absurd” (CFDT), “scandalous” (FO) and “morally unacceptable” (CFTC) of the MEDEF create a “secure CDI” planning ahead motifs “indisputable” of rupture, as a drop in activity. This means if for prime minister, whose priority “jobs, jobs, jobs” , the path is narrow, narrow, narrow.