Another French Surrender - First Employment Contract
By Bernie on 12 Apr 2006
In my previous post I teased the French Government for finally showing some balls.
And just when I agreed with them for having grande cojones, they do this to me:
The French have announced that in conjunction of their most recent surrender the Arc de Triomphe is being renamed Arc de Bend Over and Grab Your Ankles.
Courtesy of blue star chronicles
For a thorough analysis of the politics of the situation read:
Brussels Journal, France Beyond Remedy: Sarkozy a Worthy Dauphin of Chirac
Villepin’s CPE would have enabled French employers to lower the cost of job creation by allowing them to hire first-time employees under the age of 26 for a conditional two-year period during which they could be fired without much hassle. Last August a similar bill was introduced allowing small companies, with fewer than 20 employees, to fire new employees during a trial period without the normal prohibitive procedures that make it impossible for companies to hire and fire in response to market demands. As a direct result of the new bill, these small companies were able to create 335,000 new jobs. France’s students, however, have made it clear that they would rather not have a job – and live at the expense of the state welfare system – than have a job which is not guaranteed to be virtually life-long.
So I am again reduced to making tasteless and insensitive jokes like:
Q How can you tell the difference between French soldiers and any other nation's?
A The French soldiers have sunburns on their armpits.
Why do they make me do this?
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