Geoffrey Branger, edited by Laura Laplaud 11:20 a.m., January 21, 2023

With the announcement of the government's pension reform project, providing for the postponement of the legal retirement age to 64, the question of the employment of seniors as well as chopped careers arises.

Two points on which the executive remains open to trade union negotiations.

They are slim, but the unions will rush into some breaches of negotiations opened by the government.

After a first large-scale demonstration Thursday against the pension reform, the Minister of Public Accounts, Gabriel Attal, gave some pledges Friday on

France Inter

.

"We can still progress and enrich our project on two subjects. The question of chopped careers and the employment of seniors. We can probably go further," he said.

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What is the senior index that the government wants to set up?

Regarding the second point addressed by Gabriel Attal, the government wishes to set up the senior index.

All companies with more than 300 employees will be required, by July 2024, to publish indicators relating to their employment rate of employees over the age of 55.

A way for the executive to improve the employment of seniors and to raise the bar in certain companies.

For Philippe Martinez, the boss of the CGT, guest Friday evening of

BFMTV

, we must go further.

"Companies are forced to keep employees until retirement age! These employees go into unemployment, who pays? Companies refer their problem to society!"

he launched.

Only 56% of those over 55 are active

According to Mathieu Plane, economist at the French Observatory of Economic Conditions, this index will solve nothing.

"It's not enough to have employment or public policy objectives. There are plenty of questions that will arise on the organization of companies, on training and also on the fact that we should not that this is done to the detriment of other categories of employees, especially the youngest.

The executive open to negotiation on the issue of chopped careers

The government would also be open to negotiations on chopped careers, careers interrupted by parental leave or caregiver leave.

Today, most of these people receive a small pension.

For Mathieu Plane, they must be guaranteed a higher minimum income.

"The 85% of the Smic will be dedicated to people who have had a full career at the Smic. The question therefore arises for people who do not have a full career. [At this time], we can imagine a more social which would mean that the minimum contributory would also apply for people who do not have full careers", he indicates at the microphone of Europe 1.

These careers mainly concern women who, on average, receive a pension that is 40% lower than men.