A red line. THE Medefthe main representative of the employers, does not intend to touch the legal age of departure to retirement At 64, while the “conclave” on this file enters its final phase, he said in a document listed its proposals communicated Tuesday to AFP. The MEDEF says it is however ready to advance “on professional wear” and “to ensure that maternity units does not impact the course of careers of women”.
There are only three sessions of the “conclave” between employers and unions, on Wednesday and Thursday, then on June 17, to discuss the disputed reform of 2023 which had rejected the legal age of departure age. “In a spirit of responsibility for our country”, the MEDEF recommends “maintaining the legal retirement age at 64”.
The arduousness of the work in question
For the future, “and by drawing inspiration from what is happening with our European neighbors”, the MEDEF also proposes “to automatically index the starting age (legal age and insurance duration) on the evolution of objective criteria relating to demography and the labor market”, without giving a quantified illustration.
Regarding professional wear and tear, the MEDEF measures “that the expectation is strong on the side of union organizations”. The employers’ representative says he is ready to “move forward”, aware “that there are more demanding professional situations than others, which can have an impact on health”.
The MEDEF offers in particular to review the professional prevention account so that it takes into account the handling of heavy loads, painful postures or mechanical vibrations. He thus proposes to modify the system of incapacity/disability “which today concerns almost one person in seven who liquidates his retirement” so that the age of departure goes to 61 years, not 62 as today.
FO and CGT have already slammed the door
In the “subject of women”, the MEDEF says it has for “priority” to “ensure that motherhood does not impact the course of careers”. MEDEF suggests “allowing women who have acquired additional quarters linked to maternity to benefit from an improvement in their pension level by modifying the calculation of the average annual salary”.
The latter would be “calculated either on the best 25 years but on 23 or 24 years, which will mechanically improve their level of pension”. To finance the additional cost, “the parental surge from 63, established by the borne reform, would be removed (neutralization of the financial impact)”, proposes the Medef.
The “conclave” on pensions, which started on February 27 and was originally to end on May 28, has known its share of doors that slamwith The early departures of FO and the CGTon the unions, and U2P side, on the employers’ side for craftsmen. There are only five participants left: MEDEF and CPME (small and medium-sized enterprises) for employers, CFDT, CFTC and CFE-CGC side employees.
