Overview

• In a letter to unions and employers, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said measures from the failed pension conclave will be included in the 2026 Social Security financing bill.
• The targeted changes would allow mothers to have pensions calculated on their 24 best years with one child and 23 best years with two or more children, instead of the current 25.
• The plan also credits two child-related quarters toward the long‑career mechanism, which enables earlier retirement for those who began working young.
• Lecornu said he wants to continue discussions on penibility and occupational wear, a dispute that helped derail the conclave in June after resistance from employer organizations.
• Union leaders acknowledged the outreach but said mobilisations will continue until measures are drafted and voted, with conclave estimates placing each women‑focused measure at about €200 million in 2030.