Following the failure of negotiations with the social partners, the Minister of Labor announced that the government will determine by deficiency decree the unemployment compensation rules applied from July 1, 2024.
The social partners were unable to reach an agreement in the negotiation relating to the Life at Work Pact, which covered the employment of seniors, professional retraining and the universal time savings account (CETU), reports a press release from the minister of Labor this Monday, April 22.
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Compensation rules set by decree
The draft unemployment insurance agreement valid for the next three years will therefore not see the light of day. Last November, the unions and employers’ organizations reached an agreement. Among the measures announced, the change of calculation of unemployment benefits who should be sure 30 days including January, February, March, May, July, August, October and December.
The outcome of this negotiation conditioned the entry into force of the social partners’ agreement relating to unemployment insurance from November, in order to make it compatible with the framework document for summer 2023, explains Bercy.
A failure of negotiation which gives free rein to the government
In the absence of an agreement, it will be up to the Minister of Labor to set the compensation rules which will take effect from July 1. In accordance with the labor code, the government will therefore determine deficiency decree the rules for unemployment compensation which will apply taking into account this chance. These rules will aim to help achieve full employment, by promoting the rapid return to employment of unemployed people receiving compensation. This decree must be published by June 30.
A source close to the matter also explained that 8 months after the start of discussions, the conditions for approval of an agreement on unemployment insurance have still not been met. According to her, the proposal from the social partners is not financially balanced and does not contain a reform of the senior sector. To date, nothing has been decided on what the decree will contain.