"The situation is turning around" according to the president of Medef

“We are between two waters” estimated Mr. Martin on France Info, noting that “in a good number of cases the situation is turning around”, a phenomenon “flagrant in the building”, according to him.

"The growth momentum is running out of steam in a global panorama that is running out of steam itself", due to the rise in interest rates. "It shouldn't take too long," he said.

Before the next social conference, Mr. Martin felt that there should not be "an impact on all salary scales of the increase in the Smic".

He assured that there would soon be "only a very small number of branches which will not have concluded the revaluation" of the minimum wage, whereas there were 150 in the spring and there are still some left. another 80.

He put the situation on the account of renegotiations taking place "at a rate that we have not known for thirty years", because of inflation.

As discussions at Agirc-Arrco open on Tuesday with the possibility of the disappearance of the 10% penalty for three years on complementary insurance, Mr. Martin considered that "the scheme is working well" and he hoped that "its financial equilibrium is preserved".

On global warming, he repeated the "total commitment" of companies to "achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. But "we have to be realistic", according to him. However, he said he was "confident", in view of the " current rate of innovation".

Asked about the need to resort to immigration for jobs in tension, he considered that "the priority was to bring the long-term unemployed back to work". However, he agreed that we "would also need" "so-called economic" immigration, "including at high levels of qualification". "It's up to politicians to take responsibility," he said.

Mr. Martin finally indicated that he had "relayed to business leaders" the call for donations from Restos du Coeur. “We do it, often quietly, and we are going to do it more,” he said, indicating that he had given himself.

The Arnault family announced Monday to donate 10 million euros to the association.