+ VIDEO and DOCUMENT – The Macron bill on growth and activity is a “progress and freedom law,” said Manuel Valls on Wednesday, quoting the words of Francois Hollande in the Council of Ministers. He said “certain” to get a majority in Parliament. The economy minister has defended a “social progress” on the Sunday work
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Manuel Valls text Explanation of Macron law. It is surrounded by Emmanuel Macron, Minister of Economy, but also nine other members of the government that the Prime Minister came to defend Wednesday the bill for the growth and activity, presented earlier in the morning the Council of Ministers.
The idea of this paper is to “do everything to competitiveness and employment. Providing the means to unlock our country “, said the Prime Minister. “It is a law of progress and freedom and here I echo the words of the President of the Republic there is a moment” , he said. “She serves one interest, the public interest. It is designed to effectively and quickly improve the lives of the French “. The government promises concrete results “next summer” .
This law is “a proof that our country is capable of s’ adapt without losing its social model and dialogue “, defended the head of government. “Everyone must accept to change what is not working well, penalizing the activity and hence employment. While this may upset the habits, interests or corporatism “, he pleaded. “I know that if this law is talking so much is that it shakes, at least some” , acknowledged the Prime Minister.
“The Sunday rest remains the rule”
The Macron bill is already decried by some of its leftist majority, several unions of employees and challenged in the street by regulated professions (notaries, bailiffs …). Including Martine Aubry, who sees a “regression”, including work on Sundays. “There is no question of trivializing work on Sundays. Sunday rest is the rule. This is essential for the social, family “, insisted Manuel Valls. This project will be “limited” to certain areas with “negotiated counterparties” based on “voluntary employees” , a-t- he answered including the mayor of Lille.
Manuel Valls said he “certain” to get a majority in Parliament on this text, “I’m sure (parliamentary work) will improve, enrich the bill and that the majority, have no doubt, will embark on this important text” , a-t -he said
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This law must “restore vitality to French economy “ and ” It takes nothing to anyone “, then insisted Emmanuel Macron. Responding to criticism from the left of the Socialist Party including Martine Aubry, the Minister of Economy defended a “social progress” on Sunday work. The project proposes that businesses are allowed to open up to 12 Sundays per year instead of the current 5, with an obligation to “wage compensation” .
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Valls wants to further reform the labor market
Manuel Valls announced in January that meet the social partners to see what improvements made to the law on securing employment and invited them to reach an agreement in their negotiations on social dialogue. “We must go further” , said the Prime Minister. He therefore hoped that two years after the national interprofessional agreement and the employment security law an assessment to be made “to see what has worked well but also what is disappointing, for example maintaining agreements in employment, which are far too little use “.
” It will be corrected in the law that must be. I gather at Matignon in January with the Minister of Labour social partners to see what improvements we can all bring “, added Manuel Valls.
Trading on the modernization of social dialogue in the company resumes Thursday and a final meeting is scheduled for December 18 and 19. “We need it to succeed and for that everyone must make an effort in a spirit of compromise to reach agreement in the coming weeks” , said Manuel Valls, who promises a law reflecting the “as soon as possible, in the first weeks, in the first months of the year 2015″ .
The Prime Minister also announced “new initiatives” in the fight against fraud the posting of workers, which will be a meeting of the various stakeholders on 15 January in Matignon.
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