According to the draft agreement for unemployment insurance submitted to the unions, a new calculation of the unemployment benefit was implemented from January 1, 2024. Allowing 200 million euros in savings per year, it reduces the annual amount of the unemployment benefit. aid paid to job seekers.
At the end of last week, unions and employers’ organizations reached an agreement on a draft agreement for unemployment insurance in line with the government’s expectations and valid for the next three years. Among the major measures for workers, a new calculation of unemployment benefit was implemented from January 1, 2024. Until today, unemployment benefits are calculated by multiplying the number of days in the month with a daily allowancecalculated on the basis of past income and contribution period.
From now on, compensation will be calculated over 30 days, including January, February, March, May, July, August, October and December. This measure reduces de facto of 5 or 6 the number of annual compensation days. However, these saved days will extend by as many days the rights of Ple emploi beneficiaries who are reaching the end of their compensation period. If for CFDT negotiator Olivier Guivarch, this is a new form of payment of rights, for Denis Gravouil of the CGT, it is a reduction in rights, they reacted to the AFP.
This smoothing of allowances paid every month would make it possible to achieve nearly 200 million euros in annual savings, but could not necessarily be implemented quickly. This evolution requires significant developments for the operator’s information system. […] An entry into force of such a development could only be considered after several months of development (more or less a year), estimates Undic in a working document cited by Capital.
Faster access to rights for young employees
This is therefore a further reduction in the rights of the unemployed after the reform which reduced the rights of beneficiaries, not on the amounts, but on the duration of compensation. The duration now varies depending on the unemployment rate. Thus, if the unemployment rate is less than 9%, the duration of compensation for job seekers will be reduced by 25%respecting a minimum duration of 6 months.
The unions have until November 17 to decide on this text, validated as a last resort by the government, which includes other measures divided into six chapters aimed at simplifying and improving the readability and effectiveness of insurance regulations. unemployment. Thus, the minimum duration of activity qualifying for unemployment insurance will increase from 6 to 5 months for new arrivals on the labor market. Logically, the minimum compensation period will be 5 months.
Moreover, the 30% reduction in the allowance after six months will only apply to those under 55, compared to 57 currently.