After a false start on 3 December, French social partners resumed talks on 7 January 2026 on potential changes to the unemployment insurance agreement, including the rules governing compensation for contractual terminations. However, further negotiations remain contingent on a number of conditions set by the organisations involved.
The social partners managing Unédic, the joint body that runs France’s unemployment insurance system, met for the first time on 7 January to begin negotiations, at the request of French labour minister Jean-Pierre Farandou. The aim was to discuss the new rules for compensation for job seekers provided for in the unemployment insurance agreement of 15 November 2024, central to which is achieving savings of at least €400 million.
Do you have information to share with us?