duration of unemployment compensation: how does France compare to its European neighbors?. Unemployment insurance would not provide sufficient incentive to return to work.
One month of work gives the right to one month of allowance in France. In Germany, you must have worked 12 months to receive a month of unemployment. A six-month compensation period in the United Kingdom "France remains among the most generous with 18 months. With 12 months, we would really be average,” says economist Bertrand Martinot.