A prominent minister recognizes this: in the coming months, massive layoffs could occur in whole swathes of the French economy, strained by the coronavirus crisis. "Our role is to limit them when possible. And if they really did happen, we will have to manage to support all of these areas." Aid plans will therefore be announced in the coming weeks to help the most affected sectors such as tourism, aeronautics and even the automobile.
"You have to make companies want to hire"
Above all, this member of the government believes that it is necessary "to succeed in giving prospects to all these young people who will arrive in September on the job market". Living in confinement for two months when you have to find a job for the first time can be a real trauma. "We have to measure the anguish of these thousands of young people," added another minister. "We really need to reassure them and make companies want to hire despite this unprecedented crisis."
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The government is therefore considering measures to support youth employment. Taking over, by the State, of part of the contributions in exchange for hirings is one of the avenues studied. The priority remains the return to work. "It is absolutely necessary to restart the machine as quickly as possible", they say in high places.