Macron Act: What are the sticking points? – BBC

If the measures on regulated professions arouse the ire of the opposition, with its majority Emmanuel Macron opposes on Sunday working and reforming the labor court.

Blocking Points

• Work Sunday

It ‘ is the most controversial point of the law and the main reason for the wrath of the socialist deputies. The government has yet watered down its proposals over the debates, for example through the assumption by the employer of the costs of transportation or child care, and imposing a municipal authorization for each working Sunday. But the principal remains: shops are allowed to open 12 Sundays a year instead of 5 and even on Sundays in “international tourist areas” established by law

And the government has refused. to enshrine in law a minimum wage compensation. This will be determined by corporate agreement. This refusal bristles the most left deputies. On the side of the opposition, we regret that the deputies have returned the compensation exemption for businesses with fewer than 11 employees, established by the senators.

• Capping compensation prud ‘homales

This is another point of contention between the government and left most of the assembly members. The text establishes a schedule on the amount of compensation to be granted to an employee for dismissal without just cause, depending on the employee’s seniority and company size.

This measure not like several MPs, including those of the Left Front, who see a professionalization of the Labor Court. The opposition emphasize that this cap, which they are still favorable, creates new levels … The French, they have decided they are in favor

• Regulated professions.

This time, it’s not with the left wing of his majority Emmanuel Macron grabs but with the opposition. Notaries violently opposed to the text supported by the Minister of Economy, reforming their rates and increases the powers of the Competition Authority, which they depend. They point out that 15,000 jobs are at stake, an argument heard by members of the right, reluctant to approve such measures.

• The Evin law

It is a comemorative the government intends to rectify well. Overwhelmed by the deputies, who validated the change to the margin of the Evin law, it relies on the use of 49-3 to adopt a text redacted this controversy amendment. This would lead to distinguish, in the application of the Evin Law of 1991 which regulates the advertising of alcohol, which comes under the information and, therefore, escape the rigor of the law.

Measures of consensus

• The liberalization of the bus transport

Most European countries have already done so, France finally gets going. The opening to competition of the long road journeys would create 22,000 jobs, according to industry experts. The companies are already in the starting blocks and ready to fight, like FlixBus which is waiting the green light to Macron law.

• The regulation of companies Motorway

Emmanuel Macron announced long he wants to restore order in the motorway sector. The text must therefore submit the motorway companies to public procurement rules to end opacity. In reality, they had already done so when the value of the contract equaled or exceeded 5.923 million euros. The new threshold lowered to EUR 2 million, does not seem to debate.

• Digital coverage of the territory

Few controversies and therefore little publicized, some articles of the law have Macron to encourage digital development of all territories. Priority is thus given to the 3G coverage of all “white” areas and “gray”, and on facilitating the installation of fiber optics in buildings. Majority and opposition are in agreement on these points, which nevertheless help to make the text a “catch-all” legislation.