Arguing that the economic conditions would not be met for the reform of unemployment insurance to be implemented from October 1, the president of the CFTC, Cyril Chabanier, estimated on Tuesday that it still had to be postponed “At least six months”.

"We have a very big subject, it is the reform of unemployment insurance", declared on BFM Business Cyril Chabanier, questioned on the re-entry.

"Still too early to apply it"

"For us, the return to better fortune is not there and therefore we will have to really fight so that this reform is still postponed by six months and does not come into force immediately," he said. he thinks. “Quite honestly, today, it is still too early to apply it, we know that the indicators are reviewed every six months. I think the most decent thing would be to be able to postpone it for at least six months, ”insisted the union leader.

Emmanuel Macron assured on July 12 that the contested reform of unemployment insurance would be "fully implemented from October 1".

Faced with the economic uncertainties linked to the Covid-19 crisis, the summary judgment judge of the Council of State suspended on June 22 the new calculation method which was to come into force on July 1 and penalizes employees who have alternated short contracts and inactivity .

The current compensation rules have been extended until the end of September.

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