Something to tighten the social climate again. This Friday the draft decree to reform unemployment insurance was sent to the social agents with a novelty that the unions did not expect.
In other words, a reduction of up to 40% in the duration of the compensation with a minimum of 6 months that will be applied in the event of a period of low unemployment set at less than 6%.
During an initial 24-month period, an unemployed person would only receive benefits for 14 months.
Another scenario: with an unemployment rate between 6 and 9% (the current situation), the duration of the compensation is reduced by 25%. Specifically, instead of 24 months, the duration increases to 18 months.
On the other hand, above an unemployment rate of 9% it does not change.
“Disloyalty” under the CFTC
There will therefore be 3 situations depending on the good health or not of the economy. These countercyclical unemployment compensation measures were one of Emmanuel Macron’s campaign promises.
This reform will enter into force as of February 1 after the application decree and the examination of January 10 by the national collective bargaining commission, where the unions and employers are located. A non-advisory commission
Obviously, the unions did not take long to react this weekend. What is displeasing is both the content and the method: a draft decree transmitted to the social partners on the Friday night before Christmas goes wrong.
Laurent Berger, head of the CFDT, speaks of disloyalty and arbitration against the weakest, a position that the CFTC assumes on our antenna.
“We have never been consulted on this scenario and put it into fait accompli”, criticizes Michel Beaugas from FO
In the CGT we have a head of file who accuses the government of sitting a little more to solidarism.
Source: BFM TV
