the essentials After announcing a “tightening of the screws” in November, the government suggests that the conventional termination system might be removed. What is it regarding ? Why does the executive attack conventional ruptures? La Dépêche du Midi make the point.
Conventional termination is a measure that was introduced in 2008 to allow employees to separate from their employer of their own free will and subsequently obtain unemployment benefits. The conventional termination makes it possible to amicably terminate a permanent contract, a compromise reached which achieves consensus, on the side of both employees and employers, according to Marianne.
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However, according to the media, the government is considering removing this system. Already in November, the press was reporting a certain unease on the part of the executive regarding this measure. We then spoke of perverse effects on employment. The conventional termination would, too advantageously, accompany thousands of employees into unemployment, according to Matignon. And this would generate very significant expenditure for unemployment insurance, while inflating unemployment figures. To combat this, the social package that employers must pay in the event of a conventional termination was increased on September 1.
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As a reminder, nearly 500,000 contractual terminations were signed last year.
