Pôle emploi will strengthen its workforce by recruiting 2,800 "to support young people" and deal with the increase in the number of unemployed due to the social crisis caused by the Covid-19 epidemic, the Minister of Work, Élisabeth Borne.
"We have planned 1,300 additional jobs at Pôle emploi to support young people, (...) 650 from September," she said on BFMTV. In addition, there will be 1,500 recruitments, "from September also, to cope with the increase in the number of job seekers", continued the Minister. These 2,800 recruitments (in full-time equivalent) will be either permanent or fixed-term contracts, she said, referring the question of the breakdown between the types of contracts to "social dialogue within Pôle emploi".
4 million unemployed
Elisabeth Borne suggested that these recruitment figures could be revised upwards if the job market continued to deteriorate. “We will have regular meetings to look at the employment situation and adapt the workforce. "Nobody wants unemployment to stay where it is, so we hope it's temporary," she added. The objective is "that we can continue to have quality support, and therefore that each Pôle Emploi advisor has a portfolio, a number of supported unemployed that remains of reasonable size".
Thanks to the resumption of activity following deconfinement, unemployment in July confirmed the respite observed since May. However, it remains at a high level, at 4.047 million, or 560,000 more unemployed than at the end of February. The government is relying in particular on the measures announced in July to deal with the arrival of 750,000 young people on the job market, in particular aid for hiring (4,000 euros) and the recruitment of work-study students (5,000 to 8,000 euros).
Long-term partial activity still underutilized according to Elisabeth Borne
The minister also said Sunday that 326 job protection plans (PSE), representing 50,000 jobs, had been identified since March, against 228 over the same period last year. She defended the anti-layoff "tools" put in place by her government, including the long-term partial activity (APLD), in force since the end of July. This system authorizes a reduction in working time up to a maximum of 40% of non-working hours, subject to a company or branch agreement, from six to 24 months, validated by the administration and including commitments on employment and training.
"Companies have not yet taken sufficient advantage of it", regretted Elisabeth Borne, who mentioned the signing of agreements in the metallurgy, wholesale trade and engineering branches (Syntec), as with the aeronautical equipment and engine manufacturer Safran. and in "a dozen" SMEs. "I would really like it to be massive," she added, defending "a great tool".
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