“On the government's plan to review reductions in contributions, I repeat, I am ready for an evolution of the text which is under discussion, in particular to mitigate its effects at the level of the minimum wage,” she affirms.
This key article of the national social security budget for 2025 providing for an overhaul of employer contributions, supposed to bring in 4 billion euros, was deleted in the Assembly by the Macronists, the right and the National Rally. Regretting that the deputies “prevented this debate from taking place”, the minister reiterated her readiness to introduce “a review clause next year to measure the impacts of this measure”.
For full employment of seniors
On the question of keeping seniors in employment, currently under negotiation by the social partners, Astrid Panosyan-Bouvet says she wants their “full employment”. “There are several avenues explored, such as the idea of a mid-career interview to take a 360-degree assessment of health, skills, job adjustments or retraining prospects,” she emphasizes. .
On the subject of sick leave, raised by the Minister of the Civil Service, Guillaume Kasbarian, Astrid Panosyan-Bouvet declares that “in the private sector, work stoppages cost Social Security 17 billion euros in 2024, compared to 8 billion ten years ago.
