Labour market: lessons from new research

In the first article, the study by Stéphane Carcillo, Bérengère Patault and myself thus focuses on businesses, but from a new perspective. We collected data from several tens of thousands of appeals court decisions concerning dismissal. This study shows that the decisions of magistrates have a significant impact on the employment of convicted companies.

The second text is devoted to the book by Patricia Crifo and Antoine Rebérioux, which takes stock of recent work on the role of companies and the involvement of employees in their governance by exploring several essential problems: how to involve employees in governance? What are the links between employee participation and the financial and extra-financial performance of companies? What are the practices of foreign countries?

The third interview discusses Anne Revillard's book, which provides an interdisciplinary overview of the employment of disabled people. In particular, it highlights the lack of evaluation work on this subject and the importance of developing a policy to standardize disabilities at work.

As for the study by Cécile Ballini, Mathilde Gaini and Jérémy Hervelin, it is devoted to the integration into employment of young people who have dropped out of school. These researchers conducted an experiment, consisting in sending several thousand fictional resumes in response to job offers. It appears that school dropouts are 25% less likely to be recalled by an employer than young people with a CAP. However, for dropouts,
complementary certification courses considerably improve the chances of getting a job offer. Employers consider these courses to be more effective when combined with work experience.

Finally, Mirna Safi's work shows that ethno-racial discrimination on the labor market is particularly strong in France, especially against people from the Maghreb and sub-Saharan Africa. Mirna Safi points out that this situation is largely the result of legislation that does not allow the development of good practices or the generalization of actions in favour of visible minorities at work.

Happy reading!

Pierre Cahuc, scientific director of the Securing Career Pathways Chair

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