Eszter-Petronella SOÓS PhD

Tag: trade unions

  • A gunpowder barrel: labor reform á la Macron

    A gunpowder barrel: labor reform á la Macron

    True to his words, President Macron has started negotiations to provide a foundation for further labor reforms. The labor reform is nothing else but a big gunpowder barrel. Hollande’s own labor reform already upset the unions last year – and also led to serious demonstrations. So. What happened so far, what can we expect from…

  • 42. French Labor Code overhaul announced – but isn’t it too late?

    The French Labor Code is legendary: legendarily long (3800 pages) and legendarily complex. No wonder that President Hollande announced earlier in October that his government would revamp the labor legislation. It was, without a doubt, time. The details were announced this week: the legal workweek would remain 35 hours long, but companies would have some…

  • 40. Here’s why the social conference is a symptom of the Hollande presidency

    The 4th social conference of the Hollande presidency took place at the beginning of this week. While it is safe to say that policy-wise there is nothing major to report on (a minor Labor Law “clarification” is promised, though), the social conference is worthy of our attention: it is a symptom and symbol of the…