Renault-Negotiations on purchasing power from 22/9 – unions | Photo credits: Renault / Yannick BROSSARD
(Updated with details, quote)
PARIS, Sept 14 (Reuters) – Renault will start negotiations with unions on September 22 on emergency measures to improve the purchasing power of its employees in France, two union representatives told Reuters.
“If Renault returns to good fortune, in the current context, this must be reflected in the purchasing power of employees very quickly”, declared Mariette Rih, Force Ouvrière representative at the end of a session of a joint reflection group with the group’s four main unions.
A Renault spokeswoman has confirmed the appointment for next week.
These measures, intended to quickly offset the weight of inflation, could go through tax-exempt bonuses – Premium Sharing of Value (PPV), transport and mutual benefits, monetization of RTT – but not on wages which should negotiated separately from 2023, union representatives said.
In leaflets, the CFDT demanded a net purchasing power bonus of at least 800 euros over the next three months. For the CGT, however, these bonuses risk only “closing the gaps” while according to the union, real wage increases for all are a more lasting response to the decline in purchasing power. (Gilles Guillaume, edited by Jean-Stéphane Brosse and Kate Entringer)