The National Assembly’s commission of inquiry denounces the “failures” of the State

ArcelorMittal, Auchan, Michelin, etc. : After a series of resounding layoffs. a report by a commission of inquiry of the National national assembly’s commission inquiry denounces Assembly highlights, Wednesday, July 16, “Failives” Public authorities in the face of increasing employment safeguard plans (PSE).

Like other recent parliamentary commissions of inquiry. the National Assembly Commission responsible for investigating the failures of the public authorities in the face of layoff plans, co -piloted by the rapporteur Benjamin Lucas (Ecologists) and its president Denis Masséglia (ensemble), was able to occupy the front of the scene thanks to its mediatized auditions or minister.

After four months of work. she makes 52 recommendations and notes to regret a “Gradual decline in the state’s capacity to guide the strategic choices of large companies, including when they are massively supported by public funds”.

“State responsibility cannot be elected. Too often. his inaction, his silence or his diluted responses have strengthened the feeling of abandonment in the job basins ”observe the deputies.

A disturbing increase in PSEs. national assembly’s commission inquiry denounces criticisms on reforms

Even if PSE represents only one “Marginal part” breaches of employment contract, their number knows “A disturbing increase”affecting sectors such as industry, large distribution, ready-to-wear or the bank, argues the Commission.

Criticism on successive reforms which. since 2013, have relaxed the concept of economic reason for dismissal, the commission points “Deleter effects” On employees, job basins and more generally on the social and political fabric of the victims of these PES.

Facing “Democratic anomaly” Constituted by the compatibility between the payment of public aid. national assembly’s commission inquiry denounces the implementation of PSE, the report calls for systematically conditioning these aids to maintain or create jobs, under penalty of restitution.

Among the measures recommended by deputies. are the restriction of the definition of economic dismissal, better supervision of alternative systems such as collective conventional ruptures, strengthening the role of the shareholder state or support for resumptions by employees for example, via SCOP.

The deputies also argue to strengthen the prerogatives of the staff representatives too often put before the fait accompli. In addition. the deputies evoke “The question of a temporary nationalization of strategic sites” planned “As a last resort measure, in the general interest”.