Europe 1 3:48 p.m., August 26, 2021
Patrick Martin, deputy chairman of Medef, answered questions from Dimitri Pavlenko on Thursday during the meeting of entrepreneurs from the employers' union.
According to him, the increase in remuneration at work, desired by Bruno Le Maire, is possible in some companies but remains a "costly" measure to put in place.
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If some, like the Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire, would like employees to benefit from growth by boosting their remuneration, others are a little more nuanced.
Patrick Martin, the deputy chairman of Medef, estimated Thursday at the microphone of Dimitri Pavlenko that this measure was possible in certain companies, but "not everywhere".
A "costly" measure
"Increase salaries? Yes, but there are different ways of doing it and we cannot do it everywhere", thus estimated the deputy chairman of Medef, for whom this measure could prove to be "costly" for the companies involved. hurt by the health crisis.
"Typically, there are recruitment difficulties in sectors which are 'big' employers, I am thinking in particular of cleanliness, security, catering. But these are sectors with extremely short margins and where many companies are in loss ".
"Let's break locks"
Solutions would nevertheless exist to increase remuneration without weighing down businesses.
"The employees, them, see the net salary", explains Patrick Martin.
"But there is probably room for maneuver on social charges."
The deputy chairman of Medef hopes that a discussion will be launched on this subject with the State and the social partners.
A desire which he expressed to business leaders during the annual meeting of Medef entrepreneurs.
"Let's break locks!", He insists at the microphone of Europe 1, suggesting to entrepreneurs to "seize the devices of the Pacte law (Action Plan for the growth and transformation of businesses)".
Focus on training and orientation
Aware that the issue of salary increases remains a very sensitive subject for business leaders, Patrick Martin considers that we must first focus on "profitability" to avoid robbing the bosses during these Annual Meetings . The deputy chairman of Medef is also not convinced by the idea that only better remuneration can solve all recruitment problems. "The much more fundamental subject is that of guidance and training. Companies must better explain to young people which jobs offer professional opportunities and, conversely, what are the professional dead ends."