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Showing posts with label labour costs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label labour costs. Show all posts

Monday, September 01, 2014

France's economics ills worsen but all remedies appear unpalatable

Emmanuel Macron had been in his new job less than 48 hours when he dropped his bombshell. Picked by François Hollande to be economy minister after a row over austerity prompted a reshuffle, the young investment banker suggested that France could consider an end to its hallowed 35-hour week.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Minimum wage frozen for young people

Young people will see their take home pay fall in October after the Government froze the youth minimum wage rates over concerns that they were hindering job creation.