Labour Market Reform in France: Prospects and Implications
Labour Market Reform in France: Prospects and Implications

Author(s): Łukasz Jurczyszyn
Subject(s): Education, National Economy, Governance, Labor relations, Economic policy, Human Resources in Economy
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: France; labour marker; lack of qualified employees; human resources; labour market reform; vocational training and internships system;
Summary/Abstract: The labour market in France has been one of the weakest points of its economy for several decades. Entrepreneurs lack qualified employees and yet high unemployment persists. That is why President Emmanuel Macron has decided to change vocational training and internships system, increase the number of people entitled to receive unemployment benefits, and reform labour law. These changes have high public support and are being undertaken with a good economy. The traditional resistance from trade unions and increasingly better organised opposition remains a challenge to Macron’s reforms.

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