If it is implemented, the unemployment insurance reform wanted by the government could have a significant financial impact. By hardening the compensation rules for job seekers, it would bring between 2 billion and 2.5 billion euros per year, on average, over a period of four years, knowing that it would rise up gradually. This is what the Confederation of Small and medium-sized enterprises (CPME) said that it had learned, Thursday, July 17, on the occasion of a meeting with the Minister of Labor, Astrid Panosyan-Bouvet.
She began to receive the social partners, in turn, to tackle this file and other themes open to discussion. Requested by The worldthe entourage of Mme Panosyan-Bouvet claims not to be able to confirm these amounts, “Because the consultations are underway”.
During the presentation of his tracks to make 43.8 billion euros in savings in 2026, the Prime Minister, François Bayrou, had announced, Tuesday, July 15, that he would propose to unions and employers to initiate a new negotiation on the provisions relating to the granting of an allowance for private workers. He had justified this choice by invoking the fact that the unemployment insurance scheme can be improved to further encourage beneficiaries to resume an activity. The executive also seeks to compress expenses, by all means, to rectify public accounts.
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