RELATIONS WITH EMPLOYERS CIOR – ISTAMBUL 11/07/2008 RELATIONS BETWEEN DEFENCE AND EMPLOYERS FRENCH...

CIOR – ISTAMBUL 11/07/2008

RELATIONS WITH EMPLOYERSRELATIONS WITH EMPLOYERS

RELATIONS BETWEEN DEFENCE AND EMPLOYERS

FRENCH SPECIFICITIES

Général Alain BOULNOISFrench armed forces representative for reserves

CIOR symposium July 11 2008



OUTLINE

FRAMEWORK

SITUATION

PROSPECTS

EXCHANGES



FRAMEWORK

NO SPECIFIC MEASURES

PEACE TIME



FRAMEWORK


PEACE TIME

IMPORTANT COMMITMENTS



MAIN FRENCH COMMITMENTS

AFGHANISTAN

(PAMIR + EPIDOTE + HERACLES + OMLT +

Reinforcements) 2 000

Total Manning: 11 000 hTotal Manning: 11 000 hTotal Manning: 11 000 hTotal Manning: 11 000 h

LEBANON(DAMAN)

1 500

CENTRAL AFRICA(BOALI)

200

CAMEROUN(ARAMIS)

50

KOSOVO : 1 700BOSNIE : 100

OTHER THEATRESIncluding maritime

controll800

RCI(LICORNE/0NUCI)

2200

CHADSOUDAN

1500

CHAD/RCA(OPS UE)

1 000

OPEX



- OPEX : 11 000- Prevention : 5 000

- MISINT : 1 000- Emergency : 6 000

Immediate Commitment :

Available Numbers : 23 000

Annual average Numbers : 60 000

Additional Reserve Forces required

MAIN FRENCH COMMITMENTS



FRAMEWORK


PEACE TIME

IMPORTANT COMMITMENT

NEED for ADDIIONNAL PERSONNELSNEED for ADDIIONNAL PERSONNELS

BUDGET RESTRICTIONS

LIMITED FREEDOM OF MANOEUVRE



CITIZEN RESERVE (RC)OPERATIONNAL RESERVE(RO)

Two strategic goals for the Reserve

Defense-Nation Link

Quantitative complement

Qualitative complement

Capabilities complement

RC : voluntary public service (civil status)

RO : part-time militaries same regulations as active

Defence prone attitude

Recruitment

Reinsertion

FRAMEWORK



FRAMEWORK

Operational reserve two-level Organisation

Level 1 operational Reserve (RO1) :- Medium or low level crisis- volunteering- Part time (25 days/year on average)- 60 000 reservists

Level 2 operational Reserve (RO1) :- High level crisis- compulsory following decree by council of ministers- full time- 60 000 RO1 + 90 000 former active personnel



Army Reserve end of 2007

18 500 operational volunteers

Origin1/3 former active 1/3 Former 1/3 civilian

conscripts

Reserve Units 40 %

Individual Assignment

60 %



18 USRtransport, traffic,

Engineers, Medics, NBC

1 UIR = 85 volunteers (+66)

100 UIR

Reserve units




1200 reservists in Homelandsecurity operations

400 reservists in operations abroad

2007 operational activities




PRESENT SITUATION

Legal arrangements

Dialogue structures

Partnership



PRESENT SITUATION

Legal arrangements

- Tax credit (CI) :partial refunding of salaries maintained

- Individual right to training (DIF):internal decision

- Employers’ obligations :allocation of 5 paid days for the reserve /yearsocial insurance by employers

- Defence obligations :one month’s notice



PRESENT SITUATION

Dialogue structures

-Reserve employers liaison committee (CLRE) : local initiatives

-Regional Defence POC for employers : National joint netLed by Defence area commander (active – reserve)

- Reserve deputy officer (OAR) : for each Army formation commander’s adviser internal and external facilitator



PRESENT SITUATION

- Potential benefits for Defence : Shorter notification periodPotential extension of the 5-day salary period

- Concept :Guided by CSRM (Senior committee for military reserve )comon framework adapted to each company

- Potential benefits for firms :Right to use defence partnership logo Access to defence related informationInitiation course in economic intelligence

Partnership with employers



Label « National Defence Partnership»

Tax rebates for military reservists

Defence seminarsand

information

Continuing education(DIF)

Training period in economic

intelligence

140906

PRESENT SITUATION

Partnership with employers



PRESENT SITUATION

Progress report

Useful - to be developed

+ 100 different partnerships

Useful but not very efficient

Dialogue structures

Partnership

Legal arrangement

GOOD BASIS – ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT



PROSPECTSAnalyse 1) Different goals

COMPANIESBusiness isbusiness !

SERVICESTo recruitTo employ

Reservist’s family…



3) Better dialogue at local level

2) Legal arrangements not very efficient

1) Different goals

Analyse

PROSPECTS



To avoid constraint

To convince

To seduce

To share

Analyse

3) Better dialogue at local level

2) Legal arrangements not very efficient

1) Different goals

PROSPECTS



1) Dialogue with the companies

Proposals

- Training value

- Companies value (advertising)

A key actor : the reserve deputy officer

- 3-partner activities planning

PROSPECTS



2) Tailored partnerships

- Universities for foreign languages

To recruit and employ young reserve officers

Shared interest- Defence and security industry

Professional value

Proposals

PROSPECTS



3) Consideration to the employers

- Awards

To share the successful events

- Citizen reserve

Proposals

PROSPECTS



www.reserves.terre.defense.gouv.frwww.reserves.terre.defense.gouv.fr

QUESTIONS / EXCHANGES



A STAKEFOR

THE SERVICES

A MAIN GOAL FOR DEMOCRATIC COUNTRIES

THE RESERVE

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