will SME employees soon earn more?

In a cutlery in Seine-et-Marne, value sharing has been practiced for two years. All factory employees who receive less than three times the minimum wage receive a bonus of 700 euros per year, half the monthly salary of Justine Seara, a production employee. “It’s almost a 13th month. It helps us with big purchases in the year, for vehicle overhauls”, she says. Today in small businesses, only one in five employees benefits from a system for sharing added value.

Mandatory on January 1, 2025

The government wants to make it mandatory. As of January 1, 2025, structures that have been profitable for three years and that employ between 11 and 49 employees will have to set up at least one bonus system. For Christelle Epinat-Tanguy, pharmacy storekeeper in Nice (Alpes-Maritimes), this tool weighs in the balance. “Obviously, a company that gives this kind of advantage in addition, it’s always more interesting”, she says. The Value Sharing Bill will be considered in Parliament at the end of June.