Employment
France/Bilateral
Reform of border worker unemployment, a resolution proposes reforming the system at European level
January 2025
In France, resigning minister Astrid Panosyan-Bouvet announced on December 3rd, 2024 that the controversial reform of border worker unemployment would be abandoned. This measure, which would have reduced benefits for border workers, was met with strong opposition, particularly in eastern France.
The initial plan, supported by workers’ and employers’ organisations, aimed to reduce the Unédic deficit (€800 million in 2023) by introducing a penalising ‘coefficient’ for cross-border workers. More info in our previous article.
However, the debate reopened the question of changing European legislation. On December 11th, the Senate’s European Affairs Committee adopted a resolution by Senator Cyril Pellevat aimed at reforming the system: he proposed that the State of employment, like Switzerland, should pay a greater proportion of unemployment benefits, which would require a revision of the 2004 European regulation.
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