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Advanced does not forget. Although the government has promised to end the day STAFF1 deficiency (non-payment of the first day of sick leave), the reasons for discontent accumulate for unions to the public. Marylise Lebranchu2, the Minister of Public Service, the met Friday to discuss the modernization of publique3 share (MAP), that is to say, the reform of the public sphere. "For us, the MAP is a continuation of the general revision of policies Government4 (RGPP) by Nicolas Sarkozy5. We are particularly worried about the very organization of the state into regions, "alert Christian Grolier of FO6. Fillon7 The team has already restructured state administrations (sport, ecology, social action …) present regional and departmental level by merging several directions. But the government wants to make the system more efficient. Meanwhile, he is considering an overhaul of the map subprefectures threatening those located in urban areas. Finally, a draft law on decentralization provides for the creation of multi-site utilities and companies like The Poste8. In short, reorganizations ahead. Decisions will be made in the summer, once given early July several reports on these topics. "You can imagine building more versatile poles, clusters," says Will in the entourage of Marylise Lebranchu. Where we add: ". But we will not give up the territories"

"For us, the MAP is a continuation of the general revision of public policies Nicolas Sarkozy. We are particularly worried about the very organization of the state into regions "

Christian Grolier, FO Improving public service

Nevertheless, more generally, the MAP worried cash advance to savings account. And, although the Government reiterates that this reform is based on assessments and aimed primarily at improving the functioning of public services. "Officers are struggling to make the connection between speech evaluation and the reality of their daily lives, is to delete numbers," says, with some understatement, Brigitte Jumel, the CFDT9. Christian Grolier, FO, attack him directly to the Government: "The job cuts continue at the same pace as Nicolas Sarkozy in non-priority ministries. Thus, 2060 positions will disappear again in taxes. "In fact, to stabilize the workforce, despite the creation of jobs for Education, justice, the police and the gendarmerie, the government plans to cut 12,000 jobs in other departments there in 2013.

All this is grafted to the number one disappointment: the treatments. The index point, which is the basis for the remuneration of officials, was raised for the last time in July 2010. Returned to power, the left has maintained a freeze. Marylise Lebranchu and announced that the upcoming discussions on the subject will be held mid-2014. "In practice, this means that the point is still frozen in 2014," growls Christian Grolier. The CGT10 is also rising. But for now, the labor front is not united. FO considering actions in September, while the CFDT remnant according Brigitte Jumel, "a dynamic of negotiations."

The Promenade des Anglais in Nice babe deserves its name. The British company has indeed easyJet1 dethrone Air France2 to Nice airport. In April, she carried more than 260,000 travelers to Nice, which puts it in first place of the airlines of the platform. The orange company boasts 3.16 million passengers to and from Nice since opening in March of a "base" on the spot where the two had slept and where employees are 75 pilots and flight attendants. "It is a little home in Nice, exclaims François Bacchetta, easyJet's director for France. It's been 20 years since we fly. Nice was even the first international destination easyJet one year after the creation of the company. "EasyJet serves 24 destinations from Nice, three London airports (Gatwick, Luton and Stansted). In 2012, the link between Gatwick and Nice even recorded an increase of nearly 10% of its traffic. From January to April, she recorded a traffic growth of 17.5% while the airport as a whole grew by 3.6% during the same period.

Each day, the low-cost airline operates 29 flights. Two destinations have allowed him to climb to the top spot at the airport of Nice Côte d'Azur: London and Paris represent half of its traffic Nice. The British company has even installed a "shuttle" between Paris (CDG and Orly) and Nice 6-8 flights per day. A performance that weakens a little more Air France has opened a base in Nice just before his English rival, but without meeting successful.

Nice, coveted by companies in the Gulf

In Toulouse, the other opened by easyJet in Air France not provincial basis, the record is not as impressive. "Our service between London and Toulouse is not comparable with the Nice service, recognizes François Bacchetta. Toulouse does not attract as the English! "Air France will continue to capture the majority of traffic through the shuttle. But easyJet continues to grow with 20 lines from the Pink City. Asked about the future of the response against the low-cost implementation for three provincial cities (Marseille, Nice and Toulouse), the CEO of Air France repeated that assessment will be made in the fall. Air France has already reduced its capacity since these cities3 to avoid digging his losses short and medium-haul operations.

On the Cote d'Azur, Air France is facing its opponents on short and medium-haul flights. But the Bay of Angels has also become one of the favorite entry doors Gulf airlines in France: Qatar Airways and Emirates have both experienced strong growth in 2012. Nice dessert with Emirates Boeing 777, one of its widebody. Qatar Aiways, serving Nice three times a week, and wanted to get additional traffic rights to operate a daily service, was a refusal of the French government. Furious, the CEO of the company decided to close the line at the end of May.

This would be the second single strike at the SNCF since the election of François Hollande. The four organizations representing the public company (CGT, UNSA, SOUTH CFDT) on Friday filed a request for an immediate consultation. A mandatory procedure before filing a notice of strike. However, Les Echos reported that Saturday1, "at the beginning, they had already announced in a joint leaflet an" action all services unit in June 2013. " Which suggests that the strike will be held Thursday, June 13, 2013.

The unions want to denounce the railway reform and problems purchasing power rail can be read on the website of France Info2. The movement would be followed as the previous, say unions, who find that "the malaise goes."

Society and the state are in full reflection to improve the operational efficiency of the French railway system and eliminate its debt. Two reports on the subject were made in April 3: they both offer a return of all the orders of the State SNCF4 cash advance. A bill will be introduced in a few months.

Meanwhile, in March, the company announced that the railway will make between 1.5 and 2 billion in savings over the next five years. Which in addition to a plan to reduce costs of purchasing, IT spending … 700 million by 2015 already announced a few months ago.

An uncertain 2013 for SNCF

For the year 2012, the SNCF has posted "satisfactory" results in his boss Guillaume Pepy, who has renewed his mandat5 at the head of the company railways for five years. In 2012, the turnover of the Group increased by 3% compared with 2011 to € 33.8 billion. Better, its net profit tripled to EUR 383 million. And debt decreased by EUR 1 billion to 7.3 billion.

Nevertheless, the year 2013 will be difficult with large work Ile-de-France that will disrupt the quality of service, the economy still fragile and budget authorities, including those allocated to transport, which still suffer the crisis of public finances in France and Europe.

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Its massive silhouette left Thursday Saint-Nazaire, the port construction. With its 333 meters long, the "MSC Preziosa" is the largest cruise ship ordered by a European ship owner. After two years of construction, the vessel is the fourth vessel of a size comparable to the Italian-Swiss company MSC Cruises and the twelfth of its fleet.

"We need this size of boat to continue to offer a true holiday experience, says Erminio Eschena, CEO of MSC Cruises France, Belgium and Luxembourg. It is to respond to the heterogeneity of the public with a variety of equipment. "

Of ever larger vessels

In recent years, the owners engage in a race with ever larger vessels multiplying the range of leisure on board. While in the early 2000s, the average capacity was around 2000 passengers, she quickly rose to 3000 and now exceeds 4,000 people. The sinking of the Concordia, which sparked debates about the gigantic ship, nothing changed. The future flagship of Costa Cruises, the "Diadema" will welcome 5,000 passengers in 2014.

The formula seems to work. According to the International Association of cruise (Clia), the number of cruise French rose 9% in 2012 to 481,000 passengers pass when the European market grew by only 1%. France from the very late: the market occupies the fifth place in Europe, behind Great Britain and Germany. "It is rather a good figure considering the economic and market maintains a strong development capacity," said Georges Azouze, President of the French Association of cruise lines.

Good value for money

"With these large ships, the sector has benefited from a sharp drop in average ticket price has fallen by almost 30% over the last five years," said Didier Arino, director of consulting firm Protourisme. According to him, the quality / price ratio has progressed to the cruise vacation mode as an alternative, accessible to the greatest number.

Where upscale cruises on smaller ships often exceed 2000 euros per passenger, the tariff on these mégapaquebots which represent the vast majority of the offers may drop to 700 euros per week all inclusive, and even less with promotions.

Finally, the impact of the accident Concordia was more limited than expected. At MSC Cruises, it is estimated that the disaster had "no commercial consequence" while the side of Costa Cruises European leader recognizes that the tragedy has broken strong dynamics while adding, without elaborating, that the figure Business 2012 is in progress.

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• Internet: surfing too can justify dismissal

Tourism sites, comparing prices, ready-to-wear, women's magazine … This framework has performed all 10,000 connections to the Internet from his office, within two or three weeks, unrelated to his work. The Court of Cassation, in the beginning, the immediate dismissal of the employee. The use of "abusive" Internet was selected as "serious misconduct". "In this area, as for the rest, there is a principle of fairness: the working time should be used for the job," summarizes Mr. Eric Rocheblave, a lawyer specializing in labor law at Montpellier.

Personal use of the Internet in the office, it is reasoned, is not prohibited by the Labour Code. The employer, however, the right to control what sites are visited, since the connection is provided within the work, and supposed to be used for professional purposes. Some sites are of course to be avoided: the Bordeaux Court of Appeal held in 2011 that the consultation sites "sexual activities and meetings" is a serious offense.

• Social networks: they constitute evidence of fault

What is said on Facebook is far from private, dozens of cases to prove it. Three engineers were dismissed in 2010 for insulting their boss on the social network. Posts were only visible by their "friends" … where an employee of the company, which has screenshots and forwarded to the employer. "The impressions are found increasingly in labor arbitration cases, observed Rocheblave me. Everyone is spying and folders. "Traces left on social networks constitute evidence and may be grounds for dismissal.  

The use of Facebook in the office is not prohibited but not recommended, especially if excessive, again because the principle of fairness at work. For many, the question does not arise: in 2011, 64% of companies blocking access to these networks to their employees.

In rare cases, social networks can also save the employees. Court of Appeal of Poitiers, a licensed salesperson verbally could demonstrate that it was well under employment contract showing messages left by his employer on his Facebook page.

• E-mail: protected if identified as "personal"

All e-mails from the professional messaging … are supposed to be professionals. The employer has an "absolute right" of these emails, "the same way a baker look at how our employees are making bread," notes Rocheblave me. Nothing prevents an employee to send personal emails, but in moderation. In 2009, the Council of Angers Prud'hommes confirmed the dismissal of an employee who had sent 156 personal e-mails in two months.

The secrecy of correspondence applies to personal mails clearly identified as such with the word "personal" in the subject. They can be consulted by management in the presence of the employee or representative, except in cases of "risk or special event." With regard to the content of e-mails, the same rules of decency apply. The Court of Appeal has recently Orleans upheld the dismissal of an employee for sending saucy emails to colleagues.  

• Work Phone:

some tolerance

According to the CNIL (PDF), "The use for personal phone (provided by employer) work is tolerated if it is reasonable and not prejudicial to your employer." Conversations can not be recorded, except in special cases and reported (qualitative studies, for example). The employer can control the use of the telephone, from invoices and phone records. An employee who had sent 522 SMS and spent a total of 24 hours of calls in three months on his business phone has escaped dismissal last summer, before the Court of Appeal of Grenoble. She acknowledged the complaint but considered as disproportionate dismissal, an employee with 12 years of seniority.

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All against Touraine! The discontent of physicians against the Minister of Health no end to swell. The center of the divorce, still the same folder, the excess fees. Since the agreement signed in late October between several unions of doctors and health insurance, practitioners do not took off. Worse, their rebellion grows. Three unions that had initialed the text assumes no more putting it into practice. First, MG France, yet regarded left, has decided not to participate in the regional commissions should punish doctors whose fees are higher than average, the 150% threshold prices Safely. The other two say outright "betrayed" by the social security they complain too strict interpretation of the text they signed. And because the number of physicians in the viewfinder of the health insurer has increased fivefold, from 300 to 1500, between the initialling of the agreement and its implementation. A casus belli too.

Expatriate doctors

Organization most ascent, SML decided to return symbolically signature – no it does not change anything – and even offers to drive the point home, help practitioners in 1500 in the crosshairs of the CNAM to leave France to go practice abroad. "Why French doctors, sniffing outside our borders should waste their talent and let persecute here?, Protests Sophie Bauer, one of the leaders of the SML. If the pressure becomes unbearable, we will encourage their efforts to emigrate. "

To enter the union recalcitrant rank, Minister of Health would have gone to threaten a tougher law that the agreement during a meeting with his officials last week. "If the deal falls through, Marisol Touraine has promised us a coercive law confirms Roger Rua, the President of SML. If this threat already made in the negotiations, is realized when we play our role as union, CGT and FO way. "So in an even less conciliatory.

The agreement on overtaking is not the only issue that worries doctors. The launch end of January the "national health strategy" does not reassure. The CSMF, the largest union of doctors, afraid that during this plan very vague, governments do not organize the "nationalization" of private medicine. "These are postures to supply the usual drama of social dialogue," says puts one in the entourage of the Minister who has yet launched a "transaction tinkering" receiving, one by one, all the organizations. For now, without success. I must say that Marisol Touraine is the lowest in the heart doctors. Its popularity has dropped 18 points since May to 34% in favor, according to a poll for the Daily doctor. A rib "that follows all of the executive", minimizes a relative of the minister that "there is no break with the doctors." In ten years, two ministers have fallen below: Philippe Douste-Blazy and Roselyne Bachelot, against the remaining examples of a good minister of Health. Both were eventually acknowledged. And even replaced by the same man, Xavier Bertrand. A mishap, at least, Marisol Touraine will not suffer.

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Diesel just board the symbolic € 1.40. According to the website dedicated Carbeo.com, it reached 1.403 euro Monday on average, up 4.3 cents since the beginning of the year.

Unleaded gasoline is not left out: last week, the increase was 1.2 cents per liter on average. The unleaded 98 average now stands at 1.62 euro per liter, while unleaded 95 points to 1.582 euro. It is now four consecutive weeks as fuel prices rise.

Oil prices remain relatively high

This rise coincides with the phasing out of government scheme aimed at reducing – temporarily – taxes on petroleum products. Only – Slim – consolation: "Average prices currently observed in France are still below prices August 28, then 6 cents higher for diesel and 7 cents for gasoline," says Carbeo personal business card.com.

For their part, oil prices remain relatively high: Brent crude in London is firmly established above the $ 110 mark, while in New York a barrel of light crude oil exceeds $ 96. This environment that the price at the pump for motorists French do not seem to observe a near lull.

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26 hours of debate over two days, were necessary for the social partners to put a stop to the negotiations on securing employment began on October 4. And stop on a draft agreement which should be validated by three unions in five. Both sides drew at the end of the last session tonight. On the one hand, FO and CGT voiced their opposition to the final text. "This is a dark day for employees, it will institutionalize the precariousness of work," commented Stéphane Lardy unsurprisingly, FO. "We are very far from the initial government target to reduce job insecurity", agreed Agnès Le Bot, the negotiator of the CGT.

The other, CFDT, CFTC and CFE-CGC are instead welcomed the compromise. "The text is not exceptional but it is acceptable," Joseph found Thouvenel, Vice-President of the Central Christian. "The discussions were very difficult but we got the four points we missed was set on returning to the negotiations," confirmed Patrick Pierron, the negotiator of the CFDT, which will have almost held the pen with the MEDEF in drafting the final agreement now subject to the approval or rejection of each organization.

Several advances are noteworthy in terms of securing rights and new employees. Starting with a taxation expected CSD, via an increase from 4.5 to 7% of the employer's unemployment insurance for different types of contracts and their duration. The CFDT has also pulled a generalization of the complementary health care for 3.5 million workers currently not covered by a collective agreement. Finally, the reformist union got better supervision of part-time and creating rechargeable rights for the unemployed who accept the end of their benefit period, to take a job. Employees will also be closely involved in the strategy of large companies with a vote given to unions in bodies of groups of more than 5000 employees in France, as recommended by the Welsh report.

"This is a good agreement"

The employers' side is also of course welcomed the text to which the social partners reached. "This is a great deal," acknowledged relieved Patrick Bernasconi, the leader of the MEDEF, which puts forward the foremost elements of flexibility that has torn the unions. The famous agreements job retention, new name for competitive employment agreements dear to Nicolas Sarkozy, secure and will now allow companies to more easily adjust working hours and wages in the event of economic downturn.

Social plans will also be more secure with negotiating formal arrangements in their committee or administrative certification automatically if no response within three weeks. Also a form of cap damages in employment tribunal conciliation phase, employers have finally achieved a reduction to 24 months, against 5 years now, the limitation period where an employee has to attack, unfair dismissal, his former employer.

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