DECRYPTION – Forced to cut its spending, the state could be forced to reduce the number of civil service employees. An unpopular measure but one that could be implemented without too much pain.
« Guillaume Kasbarian hates civil servants. He has to stop »got angry Sophie Binet, the general secretary of the CGT, after the announcement by the Minister of the Civil Service in the columns of Figaro the alignment of sick leave for public employees with the private system. The proposal to go from one to three waiting days and reduce reimbursement to 90%, judged « populist » et « dangerous » by the trade unionist should allow a saving of 1.2 billion euros. Measuring « that it doesn't please everyone »the minister said « (take one's) responsibilities » – while refuting this « official bashing » of which the unions were quick to accuse him.
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