the government “open to debate” faced with the “need to find ways to work more”

Maud Bregeon, government spokesperson, said on franceinfo on Friday that “there is a need in France to find ways to work more”.

“We share this desire to find ways to increase the number of hours worked”declared Friday November 15 on franceinfo Maud Bregeon, government spokesperson, while the Senate Social Affairs Committee proposes that employees work seven hours more per year without additional remuneration to finance Social Security. “We are not closing the door to debate”she specifies.

The government spokesperson affirms that“there is a need in France to find ways to work more”. “Does this necessarily involve a new day of solidarity ? We know that the first had already been accepted with difficulty. Let's look at what can be done differently.” explains Maud Bregeon. According to her, the Prime Minister, Michel Barnier, showed himself “reserve” on the establishment of a second day of solidarity, but the government “shares this idea of ​​increasing the number of hours worked”.

“There is in particular this proposal to the Senate of seven hours worked to enable contribution to the Social Security budget. We will see with the senators to what extent we can adopt it or not, what exactly it reports”concludes Maud Bregeon.