Just found out that Jacques Chirac has given in to street pressure and will cancel a law that was supposed to offer a minimal reform for the labour laws in France. You can look at the IHT article here.
For those of you who were out of France, the law allowed companies to have a 2 year 'trial' period for employees under 26. Why 'Trial period' ? Because under French law, once you are hired, it is very difficult to be fired unless you are in this 'Trial' period.
It is said that this law was meant to give a boost to the employment chances of people from the 'banlieu' or outskirts that lack good schools and that are generally left out of the employment market.
It is therefore funny to see how all the other people, who in most cases are not really impacted by this law managed to scuttle it. It is a clear case of parochial interests blocking the greater good, just as it was the case for Social Security reform, retirement reform and so on.
The French parliament has approved this law that was signed then by Chirac. They are the elected representatives of all of France. Letting students & unions that defend their own narrow interests block that reform is not the way forward.
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2 comments:
joyeux anniversaire!!! :)))
c est deja 12 avril la bas j espere!
Oui, en effet c'est déjà le 12 Avril ici
Merci Evi :)
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