The decree of June 25, 2014 makes the provisions of the agreement applicable on July 1, 2014 mandatory, except for the provisions relating to rechargeable rights applicable on October 1, 2014.
Decree No. 2014-670 of June 24, 2014 incorporated these rules into the Labor Code in article R. 5422-2 to take into account the new rechargeable rights system.
A first UNEDIC circular of July 2, 2014 mentions the rules for applying the new provisions, which will be detailed and explained in the general presentation circular of September 30, 2014.
The agreement is applicable to employees whose employment contract ends on or after 1er July 2014, the date of the end of the contract being the date of the end of the notice, whether it is executed or not (Labour Code art. L. 1234-4).
In the event of redundancy, the agreement is applicable to redundancies for which the procedure is initiated after June 30, 2014, i.e. from June 1, 2014.er July 2014, so that any procedure initiated prior to June 30, 2014, falls under the agreement of May 6, 2011, its appended general regulations and its appendices.
Extension of the “waiting period” for the collection of unemployment benefits
Until July 1 , 2014, a person unemployed after a dismissal or a conventional termination had to wait a maximum period of 75 days to be compensated.
From now on, article 21 of the Unédic general regulations provides that when the amount of compensation received exceeds the compensation provided for by law, this period may be extended up to 180 days, or 6 months.
This extension will depend on the amount of the compensation: the higher the compensation, the longer the waiting period.
The stretching of the waiting period will not, however, concern the indemnities paid in the event of economic dismissal.
The system of "rechargeable rights"
The unemployed will be able to accumulate rights to benefits for each job they have done.
To obtain these new rights, the unemployed must have worked for at least 150 hours, either at once or through several short contracts.
Interim
Temporary workers will be subject to the rules of the general scheme, in particular with regard to the system of “rechargeable rights”.
Certain special rules will be retained, for example with regard to the calculation of the daily reference salary of a temporary worker.
This reloading of rights is provided for in articles 28 and 29 of the general regulations appended to the agreement of 14 May 2014.
Accumulation of unemployment – employment
The “reduced activity” regime is amended in Articles 30 to 34 of the Unédic Regulations.
The possibility for an employee to cumulate the ARE is no longer limited to 15 months and the calculation rules have changed: 70% of the gross salary is thus deducted from the amount of the allowance received during periods of work.
Seniors over 65
Until July 1 , 2014, senior employees aged 65 and over were exempt from Unédic contributions.
Article 51 of the general regulations annexed to the agreement deletes the reference to the age limit of 65 years.
From now on, a “specific solidarity contribution” has been introduced, calculated on the same basis as unemployment contributions: 6.40% (4% for the employer's share and 2.40% for the employee's share).
An employer's contribution of 0.30% is also due under the AGS.
