Purchasing power: "Work does not pay enough", regrets Michel-Edouard Leclerc

Clément Perruche 8:53 a.m., November 16, 2021, modified at 8:58 a.m., November 16, 2021

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At a time when France is experiencing an unprecedented economic recovery, the president of the strategic committee of the E. Leclerc centers was the guest at the microphone of Sonia Mabrouk this Tuesday on Europe 1. The business manager made some observations on the situation macroeconomic of France, but also on work, which according to him is not sufficiently remunerative.

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Work, not sufficiently remunerative

In France, 38 million French people earn less than 2,000 euros per month and among them, 9 million live below the poverty line. "Work does not pay enough", regretted the entrepreneur at the microphone of Europe 1. "There is little hope of buying a house through work. For five or six years, income from work has not not allow a young couple to buy an apartment, ”he added.

In favor of increasing wages, the entrepreneur is also in favor of lowering social security contributions. "This is the path that must be explored. It is incredible that we are charging the charges that will cover unemployment with the wages of people who do not know how their work will develop. Companies must be able to increase wages without having to worry about funding social security. "

The boss of the Leclerc hypermarkets pleaded for an increase in wages and praised the merits of the wage policy of his brands.

"We are one of the few sectors where we have the thirteenth month guaranteed," he said.

"In a Leclerc center, as soon as you have a little seniority and the store makes a profit, 25% of the pre-tax profits are given to the staff in the form of profit-sharing, participation and bonus. way of associating our employees with the growth to which they contribute. "