It will cost the State around EUR 300 million

Four years after a first package of measures, the Secretary of State for employment Laurent Wauquiez, today introduces the "Plan 2" of services to the person. Its principle had been arrested in the fall, but it in fact complements the various social measures announced in recent weeks to fight unemployment. The idea of tax cuts, cash advance was abandoned because deemed too complex for the benefit of the good for the purchase of 200 euros.

The Insee table on almost 300,000 additional unemployed in the first half. Will it be 1 million more job seekers this year

This seems unlikely. The explosion of the purposes of CSD and interim mission should calm down and we have initiated a policy of amortization of the social impact of the crisis that will begin to bear fruit.

The success of the mobilization of last Thursday shows that the French are not convinced...

There is great concern in the country that affects the middle class and those who fear losing their jobs. But do not fall into many French through that do and undo it is still to do: it must implement the measures already announced. Since January 1, compensation for partial activity increased from 50 of the gross salary at 70 of the net salary. And it will be brought in April up to 90 with guarantees up to 100 of the net for employees at the minimum wage.

As the social investment fund, the Emergency Fund for training should be also operational in April. A quarter of its budget, or EUR 380 million, will fund training for 45,000 salaried jobs exposed to the risk of loss of employment or partial activity, and the rest will allow the formation of approximately 80,000 claimants of employment, including a employees dismissed for economic reason. EUR 500 assistance to job seekers who worked too little time to be eligible for unemployment compensation will enter into force on 1 April.

Finally, good for the purchase of services to the person of 200 euros announced by the head of State will be sent as early as June to 1.5 million families. It is one of the lighthouses of the Plan of services to the person presented today.

What is your goal

We want that the sector created 100,000 jobs per year. This will be as many unemployed avoided because employment services to the person over, it is an unemployed less since it is not harder to outsource overseas posts. The plan is therefore to directly promote job creation. It is in particular the objective of the voucher of EUR 200, which is aimed at households who, until then, had no means to provide services to the person. This is both good for the purchasing power and employment. It will cost the State around EUR 300 million.

We will also broaden the scope of activities covered by the service, for example to remote computer assistance. Plan 2 will also improve the quality of available jobs. Finally, we simplify the existing tools. I am thinking in particular of the Cesu which have been prefinanced. Currently, they represent around EUR 300 million. The objective is to reach 1 billion euros in 2012.

What help do you give to the assisted contracts who have difficulty to start

Three quarters of the expected objectives were conducted in January and February. It must be that our effort still boosts at all levels.

Martin Hirsch proposed helping more companies who hire youth alternating in funding the device at the relief of loads. What do you think

Why not try to upgrade the professionalisation contract, which is currently less supported than learning On finance reform by a decrease in workload relief, I am not sure that companies can easily digest the shock.

In any event, we must also consider other measures: support young forthwith out of the school system without diploma, strengthen periods professionalizing studies.

Do you think as Laurence Parisot require now relax the law of dismissal

I do not think that in times of crisis, should facilitate the dismissal. On the other hand, must be strengthened immediately laid off employees support, to facilitate their reclassification.