EMPLOYMENT The measure, which aims to change the rules of compensation according to the state of the labor market, is contested by the unions
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The new unemployment insurance reform is coming. The measure, which aims to change the compensation rules according to the state of the market; du travail, will be presented on Monday, against a backdrop of still strong and unanimous opposition from the unions.
The “Market“ Labor ” Thursday by Parliament, triggers the possibility, by decree, of modulating certain rules, the idea of the executive being that unemployment insurance be “stricter when too many jobs are unfilled, more generous when unemployment is high.”.
“Reform unfair” and “ineffective for all unions
Despite the opposition of all unions to the the very idea of this modulation, denouncing an “unjust” and “ineffective”, the text provided for consultation, launched in October. During a final multilateral meeting with the social partners on Monday morning, the Minister of Labor Olivier Dussopt will announce “the arbitrations adopted”.
Against the background of anger over purchasing power, the government ruled out from the outset to touch the level of compensation. The Minister of Labor also assured that it would not affect the conditions of access to unemployment insurance, i.e. the fact of having worked; six months out of a reference period of 24 months.
How long does compensation last?
There remains the duration of compensation. According to several union and employer negotiators who had bilateral discussions this week with Olivier Dussopt’s cabinet, the minister will announce that beyond From a minimum floor of 6 months, the duration of compensation will be adjusted according to the evolution of the unemployment rate for all people who have had the end of their contract after the 1st. February 2023.
When the market situation work will be considered good, the duration of compensation will be reduced by a coefficient which will be announced. Monday, probably between 0.75 and 0.9, according to these sources.
The blurring of the unemployment rate
How to assess the unemployment rate unemployment – threshold, dynamic – will be clarified on Monday, but if unemployment remains around its current level, i.e. 7.3-7.4% since the start of the year , the reduction of the duration will apply, according to these sources.
The executive insists that there is urgency in the face of the difficulties in recruiting companies, and made this reform a cornerstone of its strategy to achieve full employment in 2027, i.e. an unemployment rate of around 5% compared to 7.4% currently. An objective that the Minister considers “always achievable”.