Edouard Philippe and Muriel Pénicaud, February 13, 2020 in Matignon. - STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP

With the approach of the “financing conference” of the pension reform, Edouard Philippe received this Thursday morning the social partners to “take stock” of the consultations, while the debates must resume Monday at the Assembly.

Arrived shortly before 9 a.m., representatives of trade unions (CFDT, CGT, FO, CFE-CGC, CFTC, Unsa) and employers' organizations (Medef, CPME, U2P) were to meet with the Prime Minister, the Minister of Labor, Muriel Pénicaud, as well as the Secretaries of State Laurent Pietraszewski (Retraites) and Olivier Dussopt (Civil Service).

Employment of seniors and minimum pension

This multilateral meeting, announced at the end of January by Edouard Philippe, aims to "take stock of the work undertaken" at the start of the year "on issues of arduousness, employment of seniors, minimum pension" and the "transitions" between the 42 current pension plans and the "universal system" wanted by Emmanuel Macron.

The Prime Minister had hoped that "the possible elements of conclusion or in any case the elements of progress could be taken into account" by the deputies, who will begin Monday the examination in public session of the bill presented at the end of January by the government .

The social partners will also have to take this into account within the framework of the “financing conference” responsible for proposing solutions to “achieve balance” in the pension system by 2027. The deficit is currently estimated at 12 billion euros per year by that date, but this forecast could vary depending on possible government announcements.

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