Supported by the presidential majority and the right, this project gives private companies the possibility of buying RTT days from employees, if the employees so request.
“Penknife stroke» against the 35 hours, bad response to inflation: the unions oppose the project of conversion of the RTT against remuneration, for the employees of the private sector, about to be voted in the Parliament.
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Supported by the presidential majority and the right, this project gives private companies the possibility of buying RTT days from employees, if the employees so request. Defenders of the monetization of RTTs present the measure as a boost in the face of the rising cost of living.
“The government is questioning working time, without attacking it head-on”
For the unions, it is above all a misinterpretation. “Employees will see the RTT as a potential source of income, and give up this extra time to rest“, worries this Tuesday Vincent Gautheron, member of the executive committee of the CGT. Especially since the measure does not concern all sectors, he recalls: “many branches, such as the hotel and catering industry and personal assistance, do not have RTT, and will therefore not see an increase in their salary“.
Above all, the unions protest against a “penknifein the 35-hour system. For Vincent Gautheron, “the government calls working time into question, without attacking it head-on“. And “constantly invoking the objective of full employment while making those who already have a job work more is a paradox!“, points out Frédéric Souillot, secretary general of FO, in a press release. Another criticism, raised by Force Ouvrière: the exemption from income tax and contributions of the money received when buying back these RTTs, as provided for by the project. “It’s a net loss for the Social Security funds“, regrets Michel Beaugas, confederal secretary of FO.
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Questioned by AFP, the president of the CFTC Cyril Chabanier considers that “employees who want to buy back their RTT are not those who want to work more to earn more, but those who want above all a decent salary“. “Companies will say they don’t need to raise wages, since employees can buy back their RTT“, dreads the president of the CFTC. He recalls that “negotiations are already difficult, but this measure will further encourage companies to increase wages at a minimum.»