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The affair is embarrassing for a government which claims to be respectful of intermediary bodies. Monday, December 2, almost all civil servant unions – eight out of nine organizations – sent a joint letter to the Prime Minister, Michel Barnier, to denounce a ” decision “ public authorities that they judge “unacceptable” : the change in governance of Ircantec, the supplementary pension fund for public contract agents. To materialize, the choice of the executive requires a decree which has not yet been taken but if the text is published, it “weakens” parity, according to the signatories of the letter to the tenant of Matignon.
Ircantec is a compulsory scheme which provides a supplementary pension to former staff “non-holders” of the State, local authorities and public hospitals. Local elected officials and certain categories of workers carrying out activities of general interest are also affiliated to it. At the end of 2023, there were some 2.33 million beneficiaries while the number of contributors stood at just over three million.
Currently, this fund is managed by a board of directors on which, for the most part, representatives of beneficiaries and employers sit. The presidency is alternately held by a trade unionist and by a personality embodying the “employers” of the public. A position occupied today by Christophe Iacobbi, mayor of Allons (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), the vice-presidency being ensured by a member of the CFE-CGC. At the start of 2025, the positions were to be swapped (with the position of president given to a union official and that of vice-president given to a representative of public employers).
“It’s a real provocation”
It is this order which is now being called into question by the government. His plan would consist of appointing a qualified personality to chair the board of directors. A “passage by force”for the unions, who ask the Prime Minister to “to reverse the brutal decision to impose a modification (…) on the governance of Ircantec ».
The executive’s intentions are not the result of chance. They are a continuation of a vitriolic report from the General Inspectorate of Social Affairs (IGAS) and the General Economic and Financial Control (CGEFI). Made public in July 2022, this ” assessment “ resulted in very severe findings: “failing governance that would benefit from profound reform”, “lack of long-term financial viability”, “insufficiently transparent administrative management whose costs remain high”etc. To resolve the difficulties, the IGAS and the CGEFI formulated 57 recommendations, one of which seems to have inspired the power in place: “Appoint by decree, as chairman of the board of directors, an independent personality. »
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The affair is embarrassing for a government which claims to be respectful of intermediary bodies. Monday, December 2, almost all civil servant unions – eight out of nine organizations – sent a joint letter to the Prime Minister, Michel Barnier, to denounce a ” decision “ public authorities that they judge “unacceptable” : the change in governance of Ircantec, the supplementary pension fund for public contract agents. To materialize, the choice of the executive requires a decree which has not yet been taken but if the text is published, it “weakens” parity, according to the signatories of the letter to the tenant of Matignon.
Ircantec is a compulsory scheme which provides a supplementary pension to former staff “non-holders” of the State, local authorities and public hospitals. Local elected officials and certain categories of workers carrying out activities of general interest are also affiliated to it. At the end of 2023, there were some 2.33 million beneficiaries while the number of contributors stood at just over three million.
Currently, this fund is managed by a board of directors on which, for the most part, representatives of beneficiaries and employers sit. The presidency is alternately held by a trade unionist and by a personality embodying the “employers” of the public. A position occupied today by Christophe Iacobbi, mayor of Allons (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), the vice-presidency being ensured by a member of the CFE-CGC. At the start of 2025, the positions were to be swapped (with the position of president given to a union official and that of vice-president given to a representative of public employers).
“It’s a real provocation”
It is this order which is now being called into question by the government. His plan would consist of appointing a qualified personality to chair the board of directors. A “passage by force”for the unions, who ask the Prime Minister to “to reverse the brutal decision to impose a modification (…) on the governance of Ircantec ».
The executive’s intentions are not the result of chance. They are a continuation of a vitriolic report from the General Inspectorate of Social Affairs (IGAS) and the General Economic and Financial Control (CGEFI). Made public in July 2022, this ” assessment “ resulted in very severe findings: “failing governance that would benefit from profound reform”, “lack of long-term financial viability”, “insufficiently transparent administrative management whose costs remain high”etc. To resolve the difficulties, the IGAS and the CGEFI formulated 57 recommendations, one of which seems to have inspired the power in place: “Appoint by decree, as chairman of the board of directors, an independent personality. »
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The affair is embarrassing for a government which claims to be respectful of intermediary bodies. Monday, December 2, almost all civil servant unions – eight out of nine organizations – sent a joint letter to the Prime Minister, Michel Barnier, to denounce a ” decision “ public authorities that they judge “unacceptable” : the change in governance of Ircantec, the supplementary pension fund for public contract agents. To materialize, the choice of the executive requires a decree which has not yet been taken but if the text is published, it “weakens” parity, according to the signatories of the letter to the tenant of Matignon.
Ircantec is a compulsory scheme which provides a supplementary pension to former staff “non-holders” of the State, local authorities and public hospitals. Local elected officials and certain categories of workers carrying out activities of general interest are also affiliated to it. At the end of 2023, there were some 2.33 million beneficiaries while the number of contributors stood at just over three million.
Currently, this fund is managed by a board of directors on which, for the most part, representatives of beneficiaries and employers sit. The presidency is alternately held by a trade unionist and by a personality embodying the “employers” of the public. A position occupied today by Christophe Iacobbi, mayor of Allons (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), the vice-presidency being ensured by a member of the CFE-CGC. At the start of 2025, the positions were to be swapped (with the position of president given to a union official and that of vice-president given to a representative of public employers).
“It’s a real provocation”
It is this order which is now being called into question by the government. His plan would consist of appointing a qualified personality to chair the board of directors. A “passage by force”for the unions, who ask the Prime Minister to “to reverse the brutal decision to impose a modification (…) on the governance of Ircantec ».
The executive’s intentions are not the result of chance. They are a continuation of a vitriolic report from the General Inspectorate of Social Affairs (IGAS) and the General Economic and Financial Control (CGEFI). Made public in July 2022, this ” assessment “ resulted in very severe findings: “failing governance that would benefit from profound reform”, “lack of long-term financial viability”, “insufficiently transparent administrative management whose costs remain high”etc. To resolve the difficulties, the IGAS and the CGEFI formulated 57 recommendations, one of which seems to have inspired the power in place: “Appoint by decree, as chairman of the board of directors, an independent personality. »
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The affair is embarrassing for a government which claims to be respectful of intermediary bodies. Monday, December 2, almost all civil servant unions – eight out of nine organizations – sent a joint letter to the Prime Minister, Michel Barnier, to denounce a ” decision “ public authorities that they judge “unacceptable” : the change in governance of Ircantec, the supplementary pension fund for public contract agents. To materialize, the choice of the executive requires a decree which has not yet been taken but if the text is published, it “weakens” parity, according to the signatories of the letter to the tenant of Matignon.
Ircantec is a compulsory scheme which provides a supplementary pension to former staff “non-holders” of the State, local authorities and public hospitals. Local elected officials and certain categories of workers carrying out activities of general interest are also affiliated to it. At the end of 2023, there were some 2.33 million beneficiaries while the number of contributors stood at just over three million.
Currently, this fund is managed by a board of directors on which, for the most part, representatives of beneficiaries and employers sit. The presidency is alternately held by a trade unionist and by a personality embodying the “employers” of the public. A position occupied today by Christophe Iacobbi, mayor of Allons (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), the vice-presidency being ensured by a member of the CFE-CGC. At the start of 2025, the positions were to be swapped (with the position of president given to a union official and that of vice-president given to a representative of public employers).
“It’s a real provocation”
It is this order which is now being called into question by the government. His plan would consist of appointing a qualified personality to chair the board of directors. A “passage by force”for the unions, who ask the Prime Minister to “to reverse the brutal decision to impose a modification (…) on the governance of Ircantec ».
The executive’s intentions are not the result of chance. They are a continuation of a vitriolic report from the General Inspectorate of Social Affairs (IGAS) and the General Economic and Financial Control (CGEFI). Made public in July 2022, this ” assessment “ resulted in very severe findings: “failing governance that would benefit from profound reform”, “lack of long-term financial viability”, “insufficiently transparent administrative management whose costs remain high”etc. To resolve the difficulties, the IGAS and the CGEFI formulated 57 recommendations, one of which seems to have inspired the power in place: “Appoint by decree, as chairman of the board of directors, an independent personality. »
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The affair is embarrassing for a government which claims to be respectful of intermediary bodies. Monday, December 2, almost all civil servant unions – eight out of nine organizations – sent a joint letter to the Prime Minister, Michel Barnier, to denounce a ” decision “ public authorities that they judge “unacceptable” : the change in governance of Ircantec, the supplementary pension fund for public contract agents. To materialize, the choice of the executive requires a decree which has not yet been taken but if the text is published, it “weakens” parity, according to the signatories of the letter to the tenant of Matignon.
Ircantec is a compulsory scheme which provides a supplementary pension to former staff “non-holders” of the State, local authorities and public hospitals. Local elected officials and certain categories of workers carrying out activities of general interest are also affiliated to it. At the end of 2023, there were some 2.33 million beneficiaries while the number of contributors stood at just over three million.
Currently, this fund is managed by a board of directors on which, for the most part, representatives of beneficiaries and employers sit. The presidency is alternately held by a trade unionist and by a personality embodying the “employers” of the public. A position occupied today by Christophe Iacobbi, mayor of Allons (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), the vice-presidency being ensured by a member of the CFE-CGC. At the start of 2025, the positions were to be swapped (with the position of president given to a union official and that of vice-president given to a representative of public employers).
“It’s a real provocation”
It is this order which is now being called into question by the government. His plan would consist of appointing a qualified personality to chair the board of directors. A “passage by force”for the unions, who ask the Prime Minister to “to reverse the brutal decision to impose a modification (…) on the governance of Ircantec ».
The executive’s intentions are not the result of chance. They are a continuation of a vitriolic report from the General Inspectorate of Social Affairs (IGAS) and the General Economic and Financial Control (CGEFI). Made public in July 2022, this ” assessment “ resulted in very severe findings: “failing governance that would benefit from profound reform”, “lack of long-term financial viability”, “insufficiently transparent administrative management whose costs remain high”etc. To resolve the difficulties, the IGAS and the CGEFI formulated 57 recommendations, one of which seems to have inspired the power in place: “Appoint by decree, as chairman of the board of directors, an independent personality. »
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What are the main arguments put forward by labor unions against the government’s proposal to appoint an independent leader to Ircantec’s board of directors?
## Government Proposal for Ircantec Raises Concerns in Labor Unions
A recent government proposal to appoint an independent leader to the board of directors of Ircantec, the supplementary pension fund for public contract agents, has sparked controversy. Civil servant unions have criticized the move as a “provocation,” arguing it weakens existing parity between employee and employer representation.
The current structure of Ircantec’s governance relies on a board of directors composed primarily of representatives from both beneficiaries and employers. The presidency alternates between a trade unionist and a public employer representative.
The unions claim the government’s proposal, which would appoint an independent personality to the chair, undermines this carefully crafted balance. According to an open letter addressed to the Prime Minister, they consider this a “brutal decision” imposed on Ircantec and demand its reversal.
This controversy sheds light on deeper concerns surrounding Ircantec’s financial viability. A 2022 report by the General Inspectorate of Social Affairs (IGAS) and the General Economic and Financial Control (CGEFI) highlighted ”lack of long-term financial viability” and “insufficiently transparent administrative management.”
