Overview
- Senators voted 199–135 to adopt centrist Olivier Henno’s amendment during the Social Security budget debate.
- The change would raise the statutory annual total from 1,607 to 1,619 hours without altering the 35-hour legal workweek.
- Proponents cite an estimated yield of about €10 billion a year, describing the increase as roughly 15 minutes per week.
- Implementation would be left to negotiation by social partners rather than imposed directly by law.
- The government and left-wing parties oppose the proposal, and deputies are expected to challenge it as budget talks move to the National Assembly, with Les Républicains’ Philippe Juvin urging potential use of Article 49.3.