“Lie”, “Decalled”
For economist Philippe Defeyt, this difference of 500 euros is “lie” Since these 500 euros “Are already there in many situations”. The former Federal Secretary of Ecolo goes further. He believes that the new rules that supervise the working hours will create situations where workers will have a significantly lower monthly salary. “”Can someone explain to me how by offering 8 or 10 hours weekly jobs tomorrow (since we can now offer jobs of less than a third time), we will guarantee these 500 euros? “
Ditto for new night workers who will no longer receive additional wages for the hours worked between 8 p.m. and midnight or after 5 a.m.
For his part, the economist Bruno Colmant believes that “This differential does not yet exist “. Note the undeveloped quota will produce gains “completely modest “he explains. “”The Delta of 500 euros will mainly create itself because the unemployed will be downgraded and lose their rights. “
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An opinion shared by Etienne de Callataÿ, economist (Unamur, London School of Economics). “”During the campaign, it was understood that this differential was going to be obtained by increasing the net remuneration of workers. Today, we rather think that this differential could be obtained in two ways: by increasing the net remuneration of workers and by reducing the replacement income of the unemployed. The reform of the unemployment allowance will participate in this second logic, therefore being less generous in unemployment allocation. “
According to Callataÿ economist, the increase in the tax exempt from taxes will increase workers’ salary, but modestly. “With this measure alone on the exempted quota -4,000 euros in the long term, taxed at around 25 % -, this saves 1,000 euros annually divided per 12 months, or around 85 euros per month. We are very far from the 500 euros, so this measure will not be enough.”
Easter agreement: no trace of these famous 500 euros that workers were going to receive more