![La numéro 1 de la CGT, Sophie Binet, a appelé lundi "l'ensemble des salariés, des retraités, des jeunes" à faire du 17 novembre une nouvelle grande journée de grève et de manifestation, à l'issue de la conférence sociale qui s'est tenue à Matignon. [Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP]](/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=640,height=640,format=webp/https://storage.googleapis.com/uploads.mongoosehq.com/url/media/197983105/a2d06ac75ed0207d5ab65b8fd326e102dc56eebaaa638a07d822b8123a842552)
Overview
- The government announced a 1.6% rise in the SMIC to about €1,502 net per month, effective 1 December, combining an inflation-linked 1% adjustment with a 0.6% government 'coup de pouce'.
- Officials said the move affects roughly 2.1–2.5 million workers and that finance ministry simulations do not show net job losses, while employers warn the rise will add several billion euros to corporate wage bills.
- The package includes non-wage measures such as raising the employer-funded fuel bonus ceiling to €1,000, widening CSG exemption for profit-sharing, and tax breaks on overtime, plus a decree linking some employer aids to branch-level salary negotiations.
- Major unions rejected the offer as insufficient and called for renewed action, with the CGT and parts of an intersyndicale mobilizing for a national day of strikes and demonstrations on 17 November.
- This top-up is the first government 'coup de pouce' to the SMIC since 2012 and follows earlier SMIC increases this year that together total about a 5.3% rise for 2026, highlighting persistent pressure on purchasing power and looming tensions between workers and employers.