Overview

• Panosyan-Bouvet confirmed on July 23 that the government will examine longer waiting periods before benefit entitlement for those leaving under a rupture conventionnelle.
• Options under discussion include lengthening the required work affiliation period and shortening the duration of unemployment indemnities.
• Ruptures conventionnelles represented 18% of Unédic beneficiaries in 2024 and cost employers about €10 billion of the €37 billion in annual unemployment payouts.
• Major unions CGT, FO and CFE-CGC have refused to engage with the ministry until autumn, while the CFDT has expressed openness to negotiations.
• The debate is part of efforts to secure €43.8 billion in savings for the 2026 budget against the backdrop of persistently high unemployment.