Press review - Progiclean

Introducing the SENEF and Progiclean Press Review. This monthly press review is a digest of all the latest news from the cleaning sector. Here is the September issue.

Jobs to keep the games going?

France Travail and the Île-de-France Region have launched the "Mon emploi après les Jeux en Île-de-France" (My job after the Games in Île-de-France) portal to help sustain the jobs created during the Olympic and Paralympic Games (JOP). These events generated 180,000 jobs, including over 150,000 in the Paris Region, in sectors such as services, security and catering, enabling over 30,000 jobseekers to receive training.

Companies in these sectors can use the portal to recruit qualified profiles who have worked during the Olympic Games. The 45,000 volunteers, certified by an "open badge", also represent a resource for employers. An employment forum will be held at the Stade de France on October 29, among other events in the Paris region. The platform offers support from advisors, training and thousands of job offers, with the intention of rapidly including local SMEs.

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Cleaning world: Continuous and/or daytime work

The FEP is alerted to the draft Bozio-Wasmer report, which proposes a reform of tax relief. It mainly targets salaries below 1.2 SMIC. This reform could have disastrous consequences for the cleaning sector. The sector operates on very low margins (around 3%). Estimates suggest that this reform could reduce companies' bottom lines by between 33% and 50%, threatening competitiveness and jobs in a sector vital to the economy.

The FEP points out that this situation arises in an already difficult context, marked by the inability to pass on cost increases due to inflation, rising payroll costs, and the announced end of subsidies for work-study schemes. FEP President Philippe Jouanny warns of the immediate effects of these measures, notably stagnating recruitment and putting the most vulnerable employees at risk.

He claims that the inability of companies to absorb these new charges could lead to mass bankruptcies. But it could also lead to an increase in public spending, forcing the State to take over cleaning services. This would undermine the professionalism and quality of our services. Mr. Jouanny concludes by calling for a reassessment of this project, insisting on the need for constructive dialogue. The aim is to ensure the survival of companies and jobs in the sector.

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