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Friday, September 4, 2015

Le Figaro- French Working Hours

The French say they are prepared to waive the 35 hours

Branches of agreements, very little used, are already possible to soften the legal duration of working time.
A poll for the daily Les Echos, supporters of right and left would accept a change in the legal working hours.
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The period is decidedly questioning. A few days afterthe sentence assassinates the Minister of Economy, Emmanuel Macron, during the Summer of Medef, critics accumulate against the 35-hour week. In two days, two diametrically opposed yet think tank, Institut Montaigne (Liberal) and Terra Nova (close to the Social Democratic tendency) have issued reports calling for more flexibility in the organization of work, and even to generalize a purely internal organization companies in weekly hours. Dated last arrow, a survey released on Friday shows that the French themselves are willing to work more.

Criticized from right to left

The study CSA conducted for Les Echos, Radio Classique and-again-the Montaigne Institute, reveals that 71% of French are in favor of what companies can "freely set the working time, by agreement with their employees". Clearly, nearly three quarters of respondents (1003 respondents surveyed in early September) plan to waive 35 hours.
The most cruel to the followers of the reduced working time after the "Aubry Laws" of1998 and 2000, is that this questioning is expressed regardless of the political color of those surveyed. If the right-wing supporters argue unsurprisingly, 83%, the possibility of a release of working time, the measure collects the consent of 69% of Socialist supporters. The idea goes even a hair of collecting the majority (49%) among people reporting close to the Left Front. The same goes if the results are analyzed according to socio-professional category of respondents. 72% of employees and 73% of middle management are for questioning. Only executives are a little more reluctant, this category who ultimately benefited from the legislation through "RTT" introduced by the Aubry laws. 58% of them still say for a liberalization of working hours.

Strength

They risk the 35 hours to be challenged in the short term? The question is more complex than the survey results suggest not hear it. Indeed the various governments that have succeeded have created several legal devices to waive the 35 hours. By agreement branch, companies can now establish an organization annualized work (especially for escape paying overtime in periods of high activity), move the frames from day package, or sign agreements " time chosen "... Problem: these options were never in the field successful. In particular because the cost of overtime, increased by 25% and the need to move complex agreements with trade unions to put up derogatory devices.
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    These French assume they can earn more by working more, forgetting that 35 hours was earning as much by working less. 
    So ask the question of whether they agree to work four hours without more pay raise, and see if they are really against the 35 hours. 
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