France: contours drawn for future short time working provisions under common law and as a long-term measure

On 24 June, French President, Emmanuel Macron gave a presentation to the social partners outlining the contours of the future short time working provisions that were formulated following a process of social consultations. In addition to the long-term measures already announced as an emergency bill (c.f. article No. 11981), there will be a new common law measure with enhanced protection as compared to that prior to the health crisis, the new arrangements for which will take effect on 1 October, and will replace the exceptional arrangements currently in operation. Consultations are to continue on other issues (unemployment insurance, training, youth employment or seconded work, value sharing).


Through . Published on 25 June 2020 Ă  14h10 - Update on 25 June 2020 Ă  15h00

The exceptional short time working scheme set up to deal with the consequences of the health crisis linked to Covid-19 will be valid until the end of September. To succeed this crisis mechanism, the government will implement two long-term models to support employment that are summarized in this comparative table.

Short time working as a long-term measure. The emergency law containing various health crisis related provisions empowered the government to create a short time working scheme that sought to provide long-term support for companies facing sustained challenges as a result of the coronavirus crisis (c.f.…

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