Unemployment insurance. what is contained in the bill passed by parliament this thursday

Will France have full employment again by 2027? The goal remains “available”Despite poor growth prospects in France, Labor Minister Olivier Dussopt announced on Monday. To achieve this, the government is heavily supporting unemployment insurance reforms. This was finally passed on Thursday after a final vote by the Senate. Olivier Dussop’s text, which was the subject of a compromise between deputies and senators, was ratified by 242 to 91 votes. On Tuesday, the bill was adopted by the National Assembly. The MPs voted in favor of this text with 210 votes to 140 votes, despite the opposition of the representatives elected on the left as of RN. The government did not have to resort to the constitutional weapon 49.3 before the National Assembly, thanks to the agreement reached with the law.

The text includes several major changes. Thus, the first article offers the government the ability to change the unemployment insurance rules. Therefore, the principle of anti-cyclicality dear to Emmanuel Macron will be implemented by the decree. Compensation conditions will be adjusted according to the labor market situation.Tighter when there aren’t many jobs, more generous when unemployment is highthe head of state summarized.

Among the levers that could be activated is the duration of compensation. “We are working on modulating the maximum compensation duration“Currently between 24 and 36 months, depending on age,” Olivier Dussopt told MPs on Tuesday. Thus, “We do not plan to change the conditions for membership in the unemployment insurance system“. Six months of employment within a 24-month reporting period is required to be eligible.

Consultations with social partners have been underway since mid-October, and the government will announce.selected arbitrationson November 21 for the application of modulation in early 2023. The bill also insists on the participation of labor unions in the administration of unemployment insurance.

Hunting for voluntary deprivation of employment

Another big news in the bill is the requalification of the refusal to work. Until now, dismissing an employee for prolonged or repeated absences from work without justification did not prevent this employee from receiving unemployment compensation. But reclassifying this dismissal as a resignation, the legislative text provides for depriving him of the right to unemployment insurance. “An employee who voluntarily leaves his position and does not return to work after being officially notified (…) is presumed to have been dismissed.”Is article 1 bis written?

An employee who challenges his employer’s decision is encouraged to seize the Prud’hommes, which should “Make a decision on the merits within a month”. This measure caused the anger of the left in the parliament. NUPES MPs consider that the cases of dismissal “marginal” and are not worthy“Weakening of workers’ protection”..

The same contrast on the left over another article of the bill, added by right-wing senators and held by the government, which has nevertheless shown signs of dissent. This deprives the right to unemployment insurance from a temporary job or fixed-term contract employee who refuses a permanent contract (CDI) offered by his employer twice in one year for the same position. , in the same place and back. the same salary. “In case of the employee’s refusal, the employer informs the Pôle emploi, justifying the similar nature of the work offered.”the bill says.

A worker on a specific short contract who opts out of CDI twice will forgo unemployment benefits at the end of his contract. It is the spirit of these events “to refuse compensation to job seekers who are not in a situation of voluntary unemployment”.– summarizes Mark Ferraci, the reporter of the majority deputy.

Little has been said about other provisions of the bill. In particular, the creation of a public service for the validation of initial training, which will be responsible for the organization of certifications based on professional and personal experience (in the absence of diplomas). This public interest grouping should be considered “Qualification needs by area”. The government also managed to maintain the expansion of the bonus-malus system of employer contributions to unemployment insurance, which aims to punish companies that make massive use of short-term contracts.