2023-11-02 07:15:00
Cécile Neven, CEO of the Walloon Business Union, was Maxime Binet’s guest on the morning show of LN24 and LN Radio this Thursday, November 2.
She came to discuss the state of companies which have seen seven successive indexations during a period marked by different crises. “I think we still have to expect difficult times. Our businesses have gone through successive, unprecedented crises. I took up my position at a challenging pace but I have been there for years. Their health ? We could do much better. It is essential to work on it. But there are also a lot of very positive things.”
Cécile Neven commented on the difficulties that some companies encounter in hiring staff while certain sectors are in shortage. “We have unfilled offers for 45,000 jobs while there are 220,000 job seekers. This is a major problem and we must tackle it”.
To remedy this, a plan was launched by Forem. “This plan is positive because it targets two types of public. Firstly, young people who have just finished their studies and then those who have successfully completed training in a shortage profession but who have not found work within two years. These two audiences are interesting to target. We believe that Forem has the means to implement this plan,” she believes.
If Cécile Neven believes that Forem has the finances to carry out the reform of support for job seekers, she judges that advisors should not limit themselves to supporting job seekers but also monitor them and , if necessary, sanction them. “Forem is not responsible for everything either. But perhaps a question of state of mind. This skills assessment must be carried out by Forem advisors. What’s more, the procedure is too slow. We need a change in mentality,” confides the CEO of the Walloon Business Union.
Eight months before the elections, our guest takes stock of the Walloon government: “In a period of successive crises, there have been good initiatives for businesses. On the other hand, what is decided is not implemented. It is a problem. And the idea is not for the Walloon government to go into campaign too quickly. You don’t have to stop working. And we don’t see our crucial issues moving forward,” she complains.
The employment rate in Belgium, currently at 64%, is still far from the objective of 80% targeted for 2030. For Cécile Neven, “under a constant scenario, we will not be there. We will have to accelerate a whole bunch of measures and this is the subject of the memorandum that we will launch soon. We cannot be satisfied with the budget as it was presented to us. This question must be resolved for future generations.”
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