“Try to cross the bar of 1,500 euros net per month”: the Minister of Labor is considering an increase in the net minimum wage, but remains far from the demands of the unions
The Minister of Labor, Jean-Pierre Farandou, indicated this Friday that discussions are still continuing between the government, unions and employers on the minimum wage.
The Minister of Labor Jean-Pierre Farandou considered it "important" this Friday, November 6 on TF1 to try to "cross the bar" of 1,500 euros net for the monthly minimum wage, currently 1,477.93 euros, three days before a social conference called by the Prime Minister in Matignon.
Jean-Pierre Farandou specified that his discussions with the unions and employers were still ongoing until Sunday and that his objective was to "converge" to reach a compromise on the minimum wage, branch minimums and salary negotiations in companies, the day after a day of strike and demonstrations which mobilized more than 1.5 million people on Thursday according to the unions, and 575,000 according to the authorities. The CFDT asks for 100 euros more The unions' expectations are, however, significantly higher.
The CGT is demanding a 10% increase in the minimum wage, or nearly 150 euros net additional per month, as well as the indexation of all salaries to inflation. For its part, the CFDT is calling for an increase of 100 euros net monthly in the minimum wage, which would thus increase to nearly 1,578 euros.
Both organizations also want more general pay increases. The CFDT is calling in particular for the opening of salary negotiations in all professional branches and a revaluation of the index point for civil servants, frozen since July 2023. The government plans for its part to anticipate to December 1 the automatic revaluation of the SMIC normally planned for January 1, 2027, possibly accompanied by an additional "boost".
However, no decision has been made. Jean-Pierre Farandou also wants to push professional sectors to raise their conventional minimums, sometimes lower than the minimum wage, and to relaunch salary negotiations in companies. >> More information to come on BFM Business in a few moments.
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