Law No. 2014-288 of March 5, 2014 on vocational training, employment and social democracy created new provisions relating to employer representativeness. This is established according to a symmetry with union representativeness based on the following criteria:
- respect for republican values;
- independence;
- financial transparency;
- a minimum seniority of two years in the professional and geographical field covering the level of negotiation. This seniority is assessed from the date of legal filing of the statutes;
- influence, primarily characterized by activity and experience;
- the audience, which is measured according to the number of member companies.
Decree No. 2015-654 of June 10, 2015 relating to the implementation of the reform of employers' representativeness clarifies these legislative provisions by detailing the conditions and procedures for measuring the audience of employers' organizations at the level of the professional branch, at national and inter-professional level as well as the elements necessary for organizations applying for audience measurement.
