France: unemployment insurance reforms underway

On 13 December all the social partners met with the Labor Minister to discuss Emmanuel Macron’s sought after unemployment insurance reforms. On 14 December the Labor Minister is to deliver guidance document to the partners that will serve as a framework for any future negotiations. At the heart of the reform are the dual challenges of extending the beneficiary scope and introducing State governance to the scheme.
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In the next few days the social partners will signal if they wish to negotiate on one or more of the five axes that comprise the government’s unemployment insurance reform:

  • Extending cover to employees who have resigned. The social partners all agree on this and in a communication to the Minister on 12 December indicated that this reflection ‘which aims to further promote and support occupational mobility and transition could be useful given the changes in the labor market.’ Discussions should
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