Career changes: employers and unions reach an agreement

On the evening of Wednesday, June 25, employers and several unions announced that they had reached an agreement to facilitate career change , following a month-long "flash" negotiation. This agreement was sought by the government, which wants to include it in a bill dealing in particular with the employment of older workers . During the last discussion session on June 16, the negotiation stalled and the unions criticized the employers' negotiating method.

The conclusion of an agreement on professional retraining , desired by the executive to be included in a bill also covering the employment of seniors, is a good point for social dialogue after the failure of the conclave on pensions, which weakens the Bayrou government. A greater number of retrainings could help increase the employment rate of seniors, which remains well below the European and German average for the 60-64 age group. In April, the executive had called for "a resumption of discussions in order to facilitate professional transitions for active workers by simplifying the existing panorama" of systems, in a letter to employers' and union organizations.