the government will unveil the new compensation rules “at the end of the week”

The Ministry of Labor had already announced that it would take control after the failure of negotiations between the social partners. Matignon promises a hardening.

New turn of the screw in perspective. The government will make announcements on new unemployment insurance rules “at the end of the week”before a major labor reform expected in the fall, Matignon announced to AFP on Sunday May 12, confirming information from JDD. The Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal, and the Minister of Labor, Catherine Vautrin, will hold a press conference.

After the failure of negotiations between the social partners on the employment of seniors, on which the ratification of a prior agreement on unemployment insurance depended, the Ministry of Labor had already announced that it would take control again through a decree of deficiency. It must set the new compensation rules which will take effect on July 1.

Extension of the contribution period

The government has already announced that it wants to tighten certain rules, hoping to encourage a resumption of activity. Among the avenues already mentioned, an adjustment to the conditions of affiliation with France Travail: while it is currently necessary to have worked six months over the last two years, this affiliation time could be extended. THE JDDSunday, evokes a threshold raised to nine months.

A new labor law, with measures to make life easier for businesses, is also still expected in the fall, Matignon confirmed to AFP.

Gabriel Attal has also refined in recent days the timetable for a bill on juvenile justice, which will be presented “from summer” according to JDD. A date also confirmed by Matignon on Sunday, while incidents of violence involving young people punctuate the news in recent weeks. The Prime Minister nevertheless ruled out the idea of ​​suspending or eliminating family allowances to the homes of young delinquents, Matignon said.