While France has been trying to stem high unemployment for almost 2 years, its closest neighbor Britain is at a record low rate of unemployment.
Indeed, France with 9.8%, struggles to find a solution to tackle the phenomenon, which has now become the greatest evil of this century. "Thus, after a total ignorance of the English manual for the fight against unemployment, the government finally decided to follow its example, inspired by a few "recipes" that have proved their worth".
The implementation of such an action is created by French leaders gathered in the circle overseas - Channel, commonly known by the British business community as the "think tank", designed to highlight that good British ideas can be imported into France.
But nevertheless, it is worth asking, what the elements of successful British strategy were, and if these factors will manage to work the same way in the French market?
Tags: employment in France, employment in Britain, British employment strategy
[...] There are only 23% of long-term unemployed in England against 34% in France. This situation of full employment has created a virtuous circle that stimulates consumption which increases by per year; this in turn promotes growth and thus creates new jobs. The low unemployment pushes up wages. Since 2001, the purchasing power increased by 10%. The optimism of the British consumer encourages it excessively. Besides their debt ratio is even higher in Europe. It represents 130% of average household income. [...]
[...] Business leaders can manage their businesses almost at will. If this freedom can easily make the reluctant world work, it is interesting that a dismissed employee by a company for whatever reason will find work easily. The owners are free to impose long hours to their employees by having them sign a special clause called "opt out" of their employment: 3.6 million Britons work longer hours than the legal weekly hours which is already high at 48 hours. Overtime hours are not increased. [...]
[...] The unions believe that unemployment is twice as high as the figures provided. Moreover, if the unemployment rate is decreasing as stated earlier, a development of precariousness can be found. Statistics show that nearly eight in ten hires were made in fixed-term contract. But this precarious situation is similar to English, because if the rate has almost reached full employment, that is to say almost 72% of the workforce one million jobs could combine English to get by and exceed the legal limits of working hours. [...]
[...] Great Britain: an intensive policy of fight against unemployment The UK is over 4 years full financial health It aligns over 52 consecutive quarters and is in a situation of near full employment, with only unemployed. Public debt and budget deficit are limited and of GDP) and ahead of France it became the 4 th major world power. But this constancy in their economic success is not the secret, it is simply the fact that a policy of "social-liberal" that has done well. Prime Minister Tony Blair helped by his Minister of Economy Gordon Brown has revived the economy through Keynesian demand. [...]
[...] It is based on a growth rate of as explained by a sustained pace of hiring and increased its turnover which could help in the short term period to repay the social debt. France must in turn reflect on effective social policy to be implemented as quickly as possible because if the unemployment rate is now decreasing, the change of government can sweep the efforts made by the former when they began to bear fruit. It is also time to consider major reforms on social tools used to have the problem. Because the mere act of resting on its laurels will not allow France to move towards a prosperous economy. [...]
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