In a column published by the “Journal du Dimanche”, sixteen personalities believe that the acquisition of RTT days by companies “carries an unprecedented blow to 35 hours”.
Le Monde with AFP
Sixteen personalities including environmentalists Yannick Jadot and Eric Piolle denounce as “a Trojan horse of social regression” the possibility for companies to buy employees on RTT days, adopted on July 22 at the Assembly. In A platform published on Saturday July 30 on the JDD website , they believe that this measure, a proposal from LR deputies within the framework of the amending finance bill,” An unprecedented blow at 35 hours “.
Like the left in the assembly, they castigate a provision which “serves above all to avoid dealing with the true subject of purchasing power: wage increases”. These personalities, including union representatives from the CFE-CGC and the CFDT Cadres, see it “a powerful lever for the employer, allowing him to refuse the allocation of rest days by arguing the payment of these, facing to an employee torn between his need for rest and the improvement of his purchasing power “.
A “improvement relative, there is to pay 10 % RTT to pay for overtime increased to 25 %, is to offer to” work much more to win little “, they write.
weakening of social protection
The working time reduction system (RTT) allocates to employees or half-days of employees whose working time is greater than 35 hours per week, who are currently disappearing if they are not taken. The redemption is only possible by company or branch agreement or in specific cases.
In addition, “the” supervised “possibility of monetization is subject to contributions, thus contributing to the financing of social protection. The new provision exempts the employer from the payment of employer contributions, which weakens this funding” , they underline.
The bills on purchasing power and rectified budget have given rise to fierce debates between the majority and the opposition to the Assembly. In particular between the government and the elected officials on the left who have diametrically opposed economic visions on how to restore purchasing power to the French in the face of strong inflation.
Senators will embark on Monday in the connective budget for 2022, with a debate on a possible tax on “superprofits” which promises to be stormy.