Partial unemployment rules changed. Employees affected by this measure taken by companies facing the coronavirus health crisis will acquire "basic pension rights" from Social Security. An announcement made Wednesday by the Minister of Labor, Muriel Pénicaud. "I will present to the Council of Ministers tomorrow a legislative provision which will allow the acquisition of basic pension rights during periods of partial activity," said Muriel Pénicaud in the Senate.
Currently, this allowance (84% of net salary, 100% at the minimum wage) is not taken into account by Old Age Insurance, neither for the duration of activity (paid quarters), nor for the amount of the pension. (wages of the best 25 years). "Until now, this had little importance since the partial activity was little used, for short periods, so it did not penalize the people concerned," said the minister.
Twelve million short-time workers
But the coronavirus and containment have created "a completely exceptional situation, with massive partial unemployment", which affects more than 12 million workers and "which will last for a fairly prolonged period in a certain number of sectors which cannot reopen right away, ”she added.
The problem was raised last week by a note from the consulting firm Alpha Group, which claimed that "many employees could lose quarters", especially in the hotel, restaurant and tourism.
Unions were moved, Dominique Corona (Unsa) fearing that it "plays on the discount at the end of career" while Frédéric Sève (CFDT) was worried for "those who make small hourly volumes, like aid to home ”.
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