Partial unemployment will remain covered "at full rate" after June 1 in certain sectors such as hotels and restaurants, while other companies will have to contribute to wages in "reasonable proportions", said the Minister of Labor on Monday. , Muriel Pénicaud.
More than one employee in the private sector (11.7 million to date) benefits from this guarantee of 84% of net wages (100% at the minimum wage), which the State and unemployment insurance reimburse fully to employers in the limit of 4.5 Smic. But the government intends to reduce its participation as of June, in order to encourage the resumption of activity within the framework of the deconfinement plan.
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A reduced rate for other companies
With a few exceptions: "All that is hotel, catering, bars, events, a good part of the cultural sector ... All sectors which cannot operate by administrative decision will continue to be able to benefit from partial unemployment for their employees at low rates full, "said Muriel Pénicaud on BFMTV. The rate will on the other hand be much reduced for the other companies, which will have to assume "a small part" of the wages of their employees who will remain in partial unemployment. "We are discussing proportions, but which will be reasonable," she said.