The government “welcomes” the agreements reached overnight by the social partners on unemployment insurance and employment of seniors, executive spokesperson Maud Bregeon said on Friday.
“This demonstrates that the method, which is that of the Prime Minister of leaving room for social dialogue, is bearing fruit,” she added on franceinfo, therefore excluding the government from taking back control of this issue.
« Avis favorable ». Employers and several unions managed during the night from Thursday to Friday to agree on new compensation rules for unemployment insurance and the employment of seniors. They also agreed on a third agreement on social dialogue.
The CFDT delegation “gave a favorable opinion on the three texts”, like the CFTC, while the CGT was more reluctant, denouncing an agreement on unemployment insurance which “hits hard” and regretting “small” gains regarding seniors. The CFE-CGC clarified that it would not sign the agreement on unemployment insurance, but the two others, while FO reserves its assessment. The unions must still formally consult their bodies.
Unions and employers were keen to agree to prevent the government from taking control again, as the Attal government had done in the spring after the failure of negotiations on seniors, publishing a decree whose unions had unanimously denounced. ” violence “.
2.3 billion euros. The text on unemployment insurance, planned for four years, notably plans to reduce compensation for unemployed cross-border workers who have worked in Switzerland, Belgium, Germany or Luxembourg. Their rights are today calculated on the basis of their salaries in these countries, which are significantly higher than in France.
An increase of two years in the age limits giving entitlement to longer compensation, to take into account the pension reform that the unions are contesting, is also planned. The level giving entitlement to a maximum of 22.5 months of compensation thus increases from 53 to 55 years and that giving entitlement to 27 months from 55 to 57 years. The measure should bring in 350 million over four years.
To get closer to the 400 million euros in additional savings requested from 2025 from the social partners by the government, employers have accepted that the reduction from 4.05% to 4% of the employer contribution to unemployment insurance will not take place. until May 1, 2025. The new rules should make it possible to save some 2.3 billion euros over four years for the unemployment insurance system, according to a calculation by Unédic.
