Paris (AFP)
The stimulus plan announced Thursday by the Prime Minister includes an envelope of 250 million euros devoted to "reinforcement" of Pôle emploi, in particular the recruitment of staff to cope with the increase in the number of unemployed due to the crisis , specified the Ministry of Labor.
On Sunday, the Minister of Labor, Elisabeth Borne, announced 2,800 recruitments at Pôle emploi by the end of the year, 1,300 to support young people, and 1,500 to cope with the increase in the number of unemployed due to the social crisis caused by the Covid-19 epidemic.
The envelope of 250 million will finance in particular the recruitment of these 1,500 advisers.
The recruitment of 1,300 advisers to support young people is part of another financial envelope, that of the youth plan announced in July, said the Ministry of Labor.
These hiring of 1,500 advisers will take place "from September and October", the ministry said, stressing that "these reinforcements will be continued if the demand for employment continues to increase".
These 2,800 recruitments (in full-time equivalent) will be either permanent or fixed-term contracts, the minister said on Sunday.
This represents around 5% of additional staff for Pôle emploi, which has 54,500 positions.
The modalities of these recruitments, and their variation by region, must be presented this Thursday to the unions during a central works council.
According to David Vallaperta, elected CFDT, it is about 500 CDI and 2,300 CDD of 18 months.
Of these 2,800 recruitments, 2,150 must be launched in September, he added.
It then takes two months of internal training, theoretical and in an agency, for a recruited person, he explained.
"These recruitments are good news, because we expect a sharp increase in registrations in the coming months and we fear a long crisis," said Mr. Vallaperta.
The pursuit of additional recruitments will be decided in the first quarter of 2021 depending on the evolution of unemployment figures, he said.
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